Fairbanks Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 721 and it contained 318 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,258
19001,3487.2%
19101,206−10.5%
19201,131−6.2%
1930978−13.5%
19401,0123.5%
1950804−20.6%
19608799.3%
1970699−20.5%
198086423.6%
1990655−24.2%
200072811.1%
20107330.7%
2020721−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Fairbanks Township was named for one General Fairbanks.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.51 square miles (107.5 km2), of which 41 square miles (110 km2) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.25%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Chowning, DeBaun, Pogue and Riggs-Ernest.

Airports and landing strips

  • Roll-N-Ridge Airport

School districts

  • Northeast School Corporation

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 123.
  4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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