Delaware Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Delaware Township
Township

Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′25″N 86°01′37″W / 39.95694°N 86.02694°W / 39.95694; -86.02694Coordinates: 39°57′25″N 86°01′37″W / 39.95694°N 86.02694°W / 39.95694; -86.02694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hamilton
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 15.66 sq mi (40.6 km2)
  Land 15.22 sq mi (39.4 km2)
  Water 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)  2.81%
Elevation 817 ft (249 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 30,617
  Density 2,011.7/sq mi (776.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453261

Delaware Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 30,617 and it contained 13,553 housing units.[1] Records show the township to have had 43,352 residents in 2007.

History

Delaware Township was organized in 1823.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 15.66 square miles (40.6 km2), of which 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2) (or 97.19%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 2.81%) is water.[1] The streams of Weaver Creek, Home Run, Britton Branch, Shoemaker Ditch, Smock Creek, Light Branch, Delight Creek, Cheeney Creek, Hare Creek, Eller Run, Heath Ditch, and Behner Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Flanagan, Heady, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens and Weaver.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 160.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.