Lafayette Township | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Floyds Knobs | |
 Location of Lafayette Township in Floyd County | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′37″N 85°52′54″W / 38.36028°N 85.88167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Floyd |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.23 sq mi (67.9 km2) |
| • Land | 26.06 sq mi (67.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,199 |
| • Density | 285.8/sq mi (110.3/km2) |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-40734[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453531 |
Lafayette Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,449 and it contained 2,856 housing units, although it remains one of the two townships in the county without an incorporated community, along with Franklin Township.[4]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.