Fairbanks Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°12′36″N 87°31′50″W / 39.21000°N 87.53056°W / 39.21000; -87.53056Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountySullivanGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total41.51 sq mi (107.5 km²) • Land41 sq mi (110 km²) • Water0.52 sq mi (1.3 km²) 1.25%Elevation

561 ft (171 m)Population

(2020)

• Total721 • Density17/sq mi (6.7/km²)ZIP codes

47849, 47850, 47861, 47879

GNIS feature ID453283

Fairbanks Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 721 and it contained 318 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,258	—
1900	1,348	7.2%
1910	1,206	−10.5%
1920	1,131	−6.2%
1930	978	−13.5%
1940	1,012	3.5%
1950	804	−20.6%
1960	879	9.3%
1970	699	−20.5%
1980	864	23.6%
1990	655	−24.2%
2000	728	11.1%
2010	733	0.7%
2020	721	−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

History

Fairbanks Township was named for one General Fairbanks.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.51 square miles (107.5 km²), of which 41 square miles (110 km²) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 1.25%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Fairbanks at 39°13′10″N 87°31′20″W / 39.219484°N 87.522245°W / 39.219484; -87.522245
Riverview at 39°12′01″N 87°35′01″W / 39.200318°N 87.583635°W / 39.200318; -87.583635
Scott City at 39°11′38″N 87°27′54″W / 39.193929°N 87.465021°W / 39.193929; -87.465021

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

Adjacent townships

Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County (north)
Linton Township, Vigo County (northeast)
Curry Township (east)
Hamilton Township (southeast)
Turman Township (south)
York Township, Clark County, Illinois (west)
Darwin Township, Clark County, Illinois (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Chowning, DeBaun, Pogue and Riggs-Ernest.

Airports and landing strips

Roll-N-Ridge Airport

School districts

Northeast School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 45
State Senate District 39

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 123.
^ "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.