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.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.23 sqmi, of which 26.06 sqmi (or 99.35%) is land and 0.16 sqmi (or 0.61%) is water. State Senate District 46, US Congress District 9, State Representative District 72, Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 9.

Unincorporated communities

 * Floyds Knobs
 * Mount St. Francis
 * Saint Marys
 * Scottsville

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