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Coordinates: 37°5017N 87°5937W / 37.83806°N 87.99361°W / 37.83806; -87.99361
 

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Point Township
Posey County
Coordinates: 37°50′17N 87°59′37W / 37.83806°N 87.99361°W / 37.83806; -87.99361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total55.06 sq mi (142.61 km2)
 • Land49.2 sq mi (127.42 km2)
 • Water5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2)
Elevation 371 ft (113 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total306
 • Density5.6/sq mi (2.1/km2)
FIPS code18-60858[2]
GNIS feature ID453753

Point Township is one of ten townshipsinPosey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 306.[3] The lowest, the southernmost, and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township's boundaries.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,086
19001,40429.3%
19101,164−17.1%
1920937−19.5%
1930807−13.9%
19408232.0%
1950571−30.6%
1960457−20.0%
1970415−9.2%
19804436.7%
19904777.7%
20004974.2%
2010381−23.3%
2020306−19.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History[edit]

Point Township was organized in 1822.[5] The township was so named for the fact the southernmost point in the county and state is contained within its borders.[6]

The Ashworth Archaeological Site, Hovey Lake Archaeological District, and Murphy Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

Adjacent Townships[edit]

Unincorporated Places[edit]

Education[edit]

It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon,[8] which operates Mount Vernon High School.

Archaeology[edit]

Point Township is the location of many significant archaeological sites. Among the leading ones are Ashworth in the township's northeast, Bone Bank along the Wabash River in the west,[9] and Murphy, Hovey Lake-Klein, and Welborn in the south central.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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".
  • ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 317.
  • ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
  • ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  • ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
  • ^ a b Adams, William R. Archaeological Notes on Posey County Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1949, 70.
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