Florida Township is one of thirteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Parke County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,378 and it contained 1,073 housing units.
History
Florida Township was established in 1821, the same year the county was created, though it was first settled ''circa'' 1816. It was named after a township in the state of New York, from which pioneer David Loree had emigrated.
[Bowen 1913, pp. 175–180.]
The
Harry Evans Covered Bridge,
Roseville Covered Bridge,
Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
The Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge is northeast of Rosedale, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1912. ''Note:'' This includes Site map and Accompanying photographs.
It was added to the ...
, and
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1978.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.38%) is land and (or 0.62%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Rosedale
Unincorporated towns
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Coxville at
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Hudnut at
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Jessup at
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Lyford at
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Numa
Nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''NUMA1'' gene.
Interactions
Nuclear mitotic apparatus protein 1 has been shown to interact with PIM1, Band 4.1, GPSM2
G-protein-signaling modulator 2, also call ...
at
*
West Atherton at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Adams, Bound, Mount Pleasant, Orlea and Rukes.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, ...
Airports and landing strips
* Heaton Private Airport
School districts
* Southwest Parke Community School Corporation
Political districts
* State House District 42
* State Senate District 38
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
Bibliography
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External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Parke County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana