Fairfield_Township,_DeKalb_County,_Indiana

Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Fairfield Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,367, representing a tiny decline from 1,368 at the 2010 census,[4] and it contained 661 housing units.

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History

Fairfield Township was founded in 1844.[5]

The Maria and Franklin Wiltrout Polygonal Barn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.66 square miles (92.4 km2) (or 99.11%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (or 0.86%) is water.[4] Indian Lake, Lower Story Lake and Upper Story Lake are in this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  • "Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Census Bureau profile: Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. [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.
  5. [5]
    History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 553.
  6. [6]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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