Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana

Lynn Township
Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 38°02′49″N 87°55′34″W / 38.04694°N 87.92611°W / 38.04694; -87.92611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
44.71 sq mi (115.79 km2)
 • Land43.63 sq mi (112.99 km2)
 • Water1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
433 ft (132 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
810
 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
FIPS code18-45450[2]
GNIS feature ID453585

Lynn Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 810.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,471—
19001,382−6.1%
19101,297−6.2%
19201,047−19.3%
1930967−7.6%
1940912−5.7%
1950825−9.5%
1960702−14.9%
1970649−7.5%
198089137.3%
199099111.2%
2000945−4.6%
2010895−5.3%
2020810−9.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

Lynn Township was organized in 1817.[5] The township bears the name of Dan Lynn, a state legislator.[6]

Adjacent Townships

Unincorporated Places

Education

It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon,[7] which operates Mount Vernon High School.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
  6. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 304.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list


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