Greensfork Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,083 (slightly up from 1,082 at 2010 ) and it contained 448 housing units.

History

Greensfork Township was organized in 1818. It was the site of the Greenville Settlement, one of three communities developed by free people of color who settled here by the mid-nineteenth century. Their children were among those who attended the Union Literary Institute, founded in the township by Quakers and free people of color after the state prohibited 'colored children' from attending public schools.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.09 sqmi, of which 46.04 sqmi (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 sqmi (or 0.11%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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