Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°02′49″N 87°55′34″W / 38.04694°N 87.92611°W / 38.04694; -87.92611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total44.71 sq mi (115.79 km²) • Land43.63 sq mi (112.99 km²) • Water1.08 sq mi (2.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

433 ft (132 m)Population

(2020)

• Total810 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km²)FIPS code18-45450^[2]GNIS feature ID453585

Lynn Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 810.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,471	—
1900	1,382	−6.1%
1910	1,297	−6.2%
1920	1,047	−19.3%
1930	967	−7.6%
1940	912	−5.7%
1950	825	−9.5%
1960	702	−14.9%
1970	649	−7.5%
1980	891	37.3%
1990	991	11.2%
2000	945	−4.6%
2010	895	−5.3%
2020	810	−9.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Lynn Township was organized in 1817.^[5] The township bears the name of Dan Lynn, a state legislator.^[6]

Indiana
- Posey County
  - Black Township (South)
  - Center Township (Northeast)
  - Harmony Township (North)
  - Marrs Township (Single Point)
  - Robinson Township (East)
Illinois
- White County, Illinois
  - Emma Township (Southwest)
  - Phillips Township (Northwest)

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 304.