Fairplay Township, Greene County, Indiana

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Fairplay Township
Location in Greene County
Coordinates: 39°02′31″N 87°00′15″W / 39.04194, -87.00417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Area
- Total	26.25 sq mi (67.98 km²)
- Land	25.79 sq mi (66.79 km²)
- Water	0.46 sq mi (1.19 km²)  1.75%
Elevation	499 ft (152 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	666
- Density	25.8/sq mi (10/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453288

Fairplay Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 666.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Airports and landing strips 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Fairplay Township covers an area of 26.25 square miles (67.98 square kilometers); of this, 0.46 square miles (1.19 square kilometers) or 1.75 percent is water. The stream of Lattas Creek runs through this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Switz City (east quarter)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Dixon
• Elliston

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Jefferson Township (north)
• Highland Township (northeast)
• Richland Township (east)
• Taylor Township (southeast)
• Washington Township (southwest)
• Grant Township (west)
• Smith Township (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Castle Hill.

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 54
• Indiana State Road 57
• Indiana State Road 67

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Shawnee Field

[edit] References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Greene County

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