Official Name: | Greencastle Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 290px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Putnam |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.44 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.32 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 12554 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 253 |
Elevation Ft: | 830 |
Coordinates: | 39.6436°N -86.8469°W |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-29376[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453347 |
Greencastle Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,554 (down from 13,136 at 2010[3]) and it contained 5,002 housing units.[4] This township contains the county seat of Greencastle and is home to DePauw University, a liberal arts college of 2,300 students.
Forest Hill Cemetery and the Alfred Hirt House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
It is in Greencastle Community School Corporation,[6] which includes Greencastle High School.