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

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| 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}}

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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

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|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

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{{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

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|35.21|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|34.98|sqmi}} (or 99.35%) is land and {{convert|0.23|sqmi}} (or 0.65%) is water.

=Unincorporated towns=

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

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=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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