Fairmount Township is one of thirteen
townships
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Grant County Grant County may refer to:
Places
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* County of Grant, Victoria
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* Grant County, Arkansas
* Grant County, Indiana
* Grant County, Kansas
*Grant County, Kentucky
Grant County is a county located in the northern pa ...
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Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.87%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.
The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.
Cities and towns
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Fairmount
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Fowlerton
Adjacent townships
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Mill Township (north)
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Jefferson Township (east)
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Washington Township, Delaware County (southeast)
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Van Buren Township, Madison County (south)
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Boone Township, Madison County (southwest)
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Liberty Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.
Major highways
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Education
The township is in
Madison-Grant United School Corporation.
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/ref> The district's comprehensive high school is Madison-Grant High School.
Fairmount Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Fairmount Public Library in Fairmount.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Grant County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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