[2] Payne's Folly was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Also in Fawn Township is part of the Muddy Creek Forks Historic District.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.1 square miles (70 km2), of which 0.04% is water.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,727 people, 957 households, and 778 families living in the township.

14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.