Greensfork Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,082 and it contained 469 housing units.

History

Greensfork Township was organized in 1818. It was the site of the Greenville Settlement, one of three communities developed by free people of color who settled here by the mid-nineteenth century. Their children were among those who attended the Union Literary Institute, founded in the township by Quakers and free people of color after the state prohibited 'colored children' from attending public schools.

Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Unincorporated towns

Arba at

Crete at

Spartanburg at

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

Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana

References

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

Townships in Randolph County, Indiana

Townships in Indiana