Fairfield 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
Franklin County, Indiana
Franklin County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2020 United States Census, the county population was 22,785. The county seat is the town of Brookville. Franklin County is part of the Cincinnati, OH–KY†...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 537.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 84.29%) is land and (or 15.77%) is water.
History
Fairfield Township was established in 1821. Fairfield is a descriptive name referring to the beauty of the countryside.
The
Old Franklin United Brethren Church
Old Franklin United Brethren Church, now known as Old Franklin Community Christain Church, is a historic Church of the United Brethren in Christ, United Brethren Church (building), church located at Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana, F ...
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1995.
Unincorporated towns
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Fairfield
The original town was founded in 1815. It was incorporated as a town in 1876. The village, on the East Fork of the Whitewater River, was known for its buggy-making operations in the late 1800s.
Notable natives included author James Maurice Thompson, who wrote "Alice of Old Vincennes." Women's suffrage pioneer Ida Husted Harper was born in Fairfield.
The town was inundated by a federal reservoir project in the late 1960s.
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New Fairfield
New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,579 at the 2020 census. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround Candlewood Lake, the largest lake in Connecticut. The town is located nort ...
New Fairfield was founded in the early 1970s after construction began on a federal reservoir project in the valley of the East Fork of the Whitewater River.
The town exists on land once owned by Carl Huber and Herschel Klein.
It contains no commerce or government agencies.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Harmony Township, Union County (north)
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Union Township, Union County (northeast)
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Bath Township (east)
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Brookville Township (south)
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Blooming Grove Township (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 101
State Road 101 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana that exists in four sections with a combined length of .
Route description
Only the segment of SR 101 that is concurrent with ...
Education
Fairfield Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Franklin County Public Library District in
Brookville.
Notable people
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Samuel Sidney Harrell (1838-1903), member of the Franklin County bar, served as prosecuting attorney, clerk of the circuit court of his county, spent several years in the Indiana Legislature
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Franklin County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana