Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°24′01″N 85°21′10″W / 39.40028°N 85.35278°W / 39.40028; -85.35278CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDecaturGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total43.02 sq mi (111.4 km²) • Land42.66 sq mi (110.5 km²) • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,070 ft (326 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,856 • Density43/sq mi (17/km²)FIPS code18-26098^[2]GNIS feature ID453320

Fugit Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,856 (up from 1,767 at 2010^[3]) at and it contained 944 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,605	—
1900	1,538	−4.2%
1910	1,328	−13.7%
1920	1,175	−11.5%
1930	1,171	−0.3%
1940	1,115	−4.8%
1950	1,094	−1.9%
1960	1,071	−2.1%
1970	1,156	7.9%
1980	1,520	31.5%
1990	1,639	7.8%
2000	1,788	9.1%
2010	1,767	−1.2%
2020	1,856	5.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Fugit Township was organized in 1822.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.02 square miles (111.4 km²), of which 42.66 square miles (110.5 km²) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Richland Township, Rush County (north)
Posey Township, Franklin County (northeast)
Salt Creek Township, Franklin County (east)
Ray Township, Franklin County (southeast)
Salt Creek Township (south)
Washington Township (southwest)
Clinton Township (west)
Anderson Township, Rush County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Memorial and Mount Carmel.

References

"Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.