Penn Township is one of thirteen

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in Parke County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 810 and it contained 368 housing units.

History

Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by

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. The Cox Ford Covered Bridge, Joseph Finney House, and Jackson Covered Bridge are listed on the

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.79%) is land and (or 0.21%) is water. The township includes the southwest quarter of

Turkey Run State Park Turkey Run State Park, Indiana's second state park, is in Parke County in the west-central part of the state along State Road 47, east of U.S. 41. The first parcel of land was purchased for $40,200 in 1916, when Indiana's state park system ...

Cities, towns, villages

* Bloomingdale

Unincorporated towns

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at * Coke Oven Hollow at * Rockport at * Stumptown at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

* Pottertown at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.

Major highways

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* State Road 47

School districts

* Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts

* State House District 41 * State Senate District 38

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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