Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana

Florida Township
—  Township  —
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°39′02″N 87°18′59″W / 39.65056°N 87.31639°W / 39.65056; -87.31639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	48.51 sq mi (125.64 km2)
- Land	48.21 sq mi (124.86 km2)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.78 km2)  0.62%
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,500
- Density	51.9/sq mi (20/km2)
ZIP codes	47862, 47872, 47874
GNIS feature ID	0453297

Florida Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,500^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Florida Township covers an area of 48.51 square miles (125.64 square kilometers); of this, 48.21 square miles (124.86 square kilometers, 99.38 percent) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 square kilometers, 0.62 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Rosedale

Unincorporated towns

• Coxville at 39°39′07″N 87°17′40″W / 39.6519831°N 87.294461°W / 39.6519831; -87.294461
• Hudnut at 39°39′34″N 87°22′37″W / 39.659482°N 87.3769625°W / 39.659482; -87.3769625
• Jessup at 39°39′26″N 87°15′24″W / 39.6572615°N 87.2566825°W / 39.6572615; -87.2566825
• Lyford at 39°39′00″N 87°22′15″W / 39.6500376°N 87.3708513°W / 39.6500376; -87.3708513
• Numa at 39°37′51″N 87°22′13″W / 39.6308708°N 87.370296°W / 39.6308708; -87.370296
• West Atherton at 39°36′32″N 87°22′15″W / 39.6089263°N 87.3708518°W / 39.6089263; -87.3708518

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Adams, Bound, Mount Pleasant, Orlea and Rukes.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

• Heaton Private Airport

School districts

• Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 42
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453297. Retrieved 2009-11-01 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Parke County
• City-Data.com page for Florida Township

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