Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Whitewater Township
| settlement_type = Township
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| image_skyline = Snow Hill Covered Bridge.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Snow Hill Covered Bridge
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| image_map = Map highlighting Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Whitewater Township in Franklin County
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Indiana
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Franklin
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| government_type = Indiana township
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| area_total_sq_mi = 35.21
| area_land_sq_mi = 34.98
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.23
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 2706
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
| elevation_m = 271
| elevation_ft = 889
| coordinates = {{coord|39|20|55|N|84|52|18|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
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| blank_info = 18-84068{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
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Whitewater Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,706,{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Whitewater_township,_Franklin_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1804784068 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=data.census.gov}} up from 2,684 at 2010.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18047
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200258/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18047
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|access-date=2013-05-10
}}
{{US Census population
| footnote = Source: US Decennial Census{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp|title = Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana}}
| 1890 = 1237
| 1900 = 1154
| 1910 = 1150
| 1920 = 1122
| 1930 = 984
| 1940 = 1011
| 1950 = 1110
| 1960 = 1255
| 1970 = 1393
| 1980 = 1925
| 1990 = 1890
| 2000 = 2360
| 2010 = 2684
| 2020 = 2706
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History
Whitewater Township was created in 1816.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QVE0AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Franklin County, Indiana | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Reifel, August Jacob | year=1915 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QVE0AQAAMAAJ/page/n133 127]}}
The Snow Hill Covered Bridge and Salmon Turrell Farmstead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
Geography
=Unincorporated towns=
- Ashby (extinct)
- Drewersburg
- New Trenton
- Rockdale
- Sharptown
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Major highways=
=Cemeteries=
The township contains two cemeteries: Otwell and Snow.
References
- [https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]
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External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre =
|North=Springfield Township
|Northeast=Reily Township, Butler County, Ohio
|East=Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio
|Southeast=Harrison Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
|South=Logan Township, Dearborn County
Harrison Township, Dearborn County
|Southwest=Kelso Township, Dearborn County
|West=Highland Township
|Northwest=Brookville Township
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{{Franklin County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Franklin County, Indiana
Category:1816 establishments in Indiana
Category:Populated places established in 1816
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