Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana

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]

Lafayette Township
Township
Nickname:  Floyds Knobs
Location of Lafayette Township in Floyd County
Coordinates: 38°21′37″N 85°52′54″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 [1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	8,199
• Density	285.8/sq mi (110.3/km2)
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-40734[3]
GNIS feature ID	453531

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.23 square miles (67.9 km²), of which 26.06 square miles (67.5 km²) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.61%) is water.^[4] State Senate District 46, US Congress District 9, State Representative District 72, Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 9.

Unincorporated communities

• Floyds Knobs

Adjacent townships

• Carr Township, Clark County (northeast)
• New Albany Township (southeast)
• Georgetown Township (southwest)
• Greenville Township (west)
• Wood Township, Clark County (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 64
• U.S. Route 150