Black Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

37°56′59″N 87°55′04″W / 37.94972°N 87.91778°W / 37.94972; -87.91778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total88.95 sq mi (230.37 km²) • Land87.03 sq mi (225.41 km²) • Water1.91 sq mi (4.96 km²)Elevation

^[1]

420 ft (128 m)Population

(2020)

• Total9,032 • Density100/sq mi (39/km²)FIPS code18-05428^[2]GNIS feature ID453112

Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,032.^[3] The township is the largest both in terms of area and population in Posey County.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	7,907	—
1900	7,991	1.1%
1910	8,234	3.0%
1920	7,623	−7.4%
1930	7,118	−6.6%
1940	7,557	6.2%
1950	8,173	8.2%
1960	7,869	−3.7%
1970	9,268	17.8%
1980	10,429	12.5%
1990	9,962	−4.5%
2000	10,288	3.3%
2010	9,450	−8.1%
2020	9,032	−4.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Black Township was organized in 1817.^[5] The township was named for the Black family of pioneer settlers.^[6]

The Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm, Mann site, and Mount Vernon site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[7]

Adjacent Townships

Indiana
- Posey County
  - Lynn Township (North)
  - Marrs Township (East)
  - Point Township (Southwest)
  - Robinson Township (Single Point)
Illinois
- White County
  - Emma Township (West)
Kentucky
- Henderson County
  - Corydon District (Southeast)
- Union County
  - Uniontown District (South Central)

Cities

Mount Vernon

Unincorporated places

Bufkin
Dead Mans Crossing
Erwin
Farmersville
Grafton
Prairie
Upton
Welborn Switch

References

^ "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 75.
^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 265.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.