Troy Township is one of eleven
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 ...
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Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington.
According to the 2000 United ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,711 and it contained 1,657 housing units.
Geography
Troy Township lies along the western side of Fountain County; the Wabash River defines the western borders of both. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.69%) is land and (or 1.31%) is water.
Troy Township contains the Fountain County seat of
Covington, in the western part of the county near the river. At one time, the unincorporated community of
Layton
Layton or The Laytons may refer to:
Places
United States
* Layton, Florida, a city
* Layton, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Layton Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
* Layton, New Jersey, an unincorporated community
* Layton, Pennsyl ...
existed in the southeast part of the township along the present route of U.S. Route 136.
Interstate 74
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interchange ...
passes through the southern part of the township.
U.S. Route 136
U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . U ...
lies to the north of I-74 for most of its route; it passes through Covington, but east of Layton, I-74 crosses to its north side.
Cemeteries
The township contains the four cemeteries of Bend, Mount Hope, Prescott Grove and Sand Hill.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
Bibliography
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External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Fountain County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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