Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana
Lynn Township Posey County | |
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| Coordinates: 38°02′49″N 87°55′34″W / 38.04694°N 87.92611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.71 sq mi (115.79 km2) |
| • Land | 43.63 sq mi (112.99 km2) |
| • Water | 1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 810 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-45450[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453585 |
Lynn Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 810.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 1,471 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,382 | −6.1% | |
| 1910 | 1,297 | −6.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,047 | −19.3% | |
| 1930 | 967 | −7.6% | |
| 1940 | 912 | −5.7% | |
| 1950 | 825 | −9.5% | |
| 1960 | 702 | −14.9% | |
| 1970 | 649 | −7.5% | |
| 1980 | 891 | 37.3% | |
| 1990 | 991 | 11.2% | |
| 2000 | 945 | −4.6% | |
| 2010 | 895 | −5.3% | |
| 2020 | 810 | −9.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History
[edit]Lynn Township was organized in 1817.[5] The township bears the name of Dan Lynn, a state legislator.[6]
Adjacent Townships
[edit]- Indiana
- Posey County
- Black Township (South)
- Center Township (Northeast)
- Harmony Township (North)
- Marrs Township (Single Point)
- Robinson Township (East)
- Posey County
- Illinois
- White County, Illinois
- Emma Township (Southwest)
- Phillips Township (Northwest)
- White County, Illinois
Unincorporated Places
[edit]Education
[edit]It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon,[7] which operates Mount Vernon High School.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 304.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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