Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Metamora Township
Township
Location of Metamora Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°25′43″N 85°07′53″W / 39.42861°N 85.13139°W / 39.42861; -85.13139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	19.63 sq mi (50.8 km)
• Land	19.43 sq mi (50.3 km)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km)
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population
• Total	943
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km)
FIPS code	18-48564
GNIS feature ID	453618

Metamora Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 943, down from 974 at 2010.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	928	—
1900	712	−23.3%
1910	693	−2.7%
1920	693	0.0%
1930	792	14.3%
1940	781	−1.4%
1950	927	18.7%
1960	979	5.6%
1970	997	1.8%
1980	977	−2.0%
1990	866	−11.4%
2000	976	12.7%
2010	974	−0.2%
2020	943	−3.2%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Metamora Township was established in 1849 from land given by Salt Creek, Laurel and Brookville townships.

The Duck Creek Aqueduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.63 square miles (50.8 km), of which 19.43 square miles (50.3 km) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) (or 1.02%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, McKenzie.

Education

Metamora Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Franklin County Public Library District in Brookville.

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 10, 2024.
^ "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.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 186.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/22/14 through 9/26/14. National Park Service. October 3, 2014.
"Policies". Franklin County Public Library District. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
City	Batesville‡	Map of Indiana highlighting Franklin County
Towns	Brookville Cedar Grove Laurel Mount Carmel Oldenburg
Townships	Bath Blooming Grove Brookville Butler Fairfield Highland Laurel Metamora Posey Ray Salt Creek Springfield Whitewater
CDPs	Andersonville Blooming Grove Hamburg Lake Santee‡ Lake View Lakeshore Resort Metamora New Trenton Peppertown
Other communities	Bath Buena Vista Drewersburg Enochsburg Highland Center Huntersville Klemmes Corner Midway Millville Mixersville Mound Haven Mount Auburn New Fairfield Oak Forest Old Bath Palestine Peoria Raymond Rockdale Saint Marys Saint Peter Scipio‡ Sharptown South Gate Stavetown Whitcomb Yellow Bank Youngs Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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