Fayette Township is one of twelve

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

in Vigo County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,630 and it contained 1,099 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.50%) is land and (or 1.53%) is water.

Adjacent townships

* Clinton Township, Vermillion County (north) * Florida Township, Parke County (northeast) * Otter Creek Township (east) * Harrison Township (southeast) * Sugar Creek Township (south) * Elbridge Township, Edgar County, Illinois (west) *

Stratton Township, Edgar County, Illinois Stratton Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 481 and it contained 230 housing units. The name of the township was Wayne Township until May 9, 1857. Geography Accordin ...

(west)

Unincorporated communities

* Shepardsville * Libertyville * New Goshen * Pine Ridge * Sandford * Shirkieville * Tecumseh * West New Goshen

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Barbour and Pleasantview.

Rivers

Wabash River The Wabash River (French: Ouabache) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 river that drains most of the state of Indiana in the United States. It flows from ...

School districts

Vigo County School Corporation Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) is a school district that serves Vigo County, Indiana and is headquartered in Terre Haute. The corporation is led by superintendent Robert Haworth http://metadot.vigoschools.org/metadot/index.pl?id=20108 an ...

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Jasper, Princeton, Terre Haute, Vincennes and ...

* State House District 42 * State Senate District 38

References

;Sources
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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External links

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