Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°37′50″N 85°10′11″W / 39.63056°N 85.16972°W / 39.63056; -85.16972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFayetteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total32.77 sq mi (84.9 km²) • Land32.71 sq mi (84.7 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

869 ft (265 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total11,955 • Density375.5/sq mi (145.0/km²)ZIP code

47331^[3]

Area code765FIPS code18-14950^[4]GNIS feature ID453246

Connersville Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,282 and it contained 5,573 housing units.^[5]

History

Connersville Township was organized in 1819 as one of five original townships of Fayette County containing the namesake town, which was designated the county seat.^[6]

John Conner is credited with being the first settler in Connersville Township.^[7] He established a trading post which was the center of early pioneer life.^[8]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.77 square miles (84.9 km²), of which 32.71 square miles (84.7 km²) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[5]

Cities and towns

Connersville (southwest half)

Unincorporated towns

Longwood Crossing
Tyner Crossing

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

Adjacent townships

Harrison Township (north)
Waterloo Township (northeast)
Jennings Township (east)
Jackson Township (southeast)
Columbia Township (southwest)
Orange Township (southwest)
Fairview Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Tullis Chapel.

References

"Connersville Township, Fayette 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.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "Connersville Township IN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "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.
^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 164.
^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 165.
^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 224.