Elmore Township, Daviess County, Indiana

Elmore Township
Township

Location of Elmore Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°51′44″N 87°04′17″W / 38.86222°N 87.07139°W / 38.86222; -87.07139Coordinates: 38°51′44″N 87°04′17″W / 38.86222°N 87.07139°W / 38.86222; -87.07139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2)
 • Land 34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2)
 • Water 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 492 ft (150 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,113
 • Density 31.8/sq mi (12.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-20962[2]
GNIS feature ID 453277

Elmore Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,113 and it contained 521 housing units.[3]

History

Elmore Township was organized on 13 August 1821 from the northern part of Bogard Township. It was named for the Elmore family; although they were not the first settlers (they arrived in 1818, two years after the first settlement), they owned land near the township's voting location. The township's population fluctuated greatly in its early years; many individuals built boats and floated down the White River, while large numbers of people from other states settled in the township. Perhaps the most significant growth occurred in 1825, when at least five Tennessee families and at least one family from Kentucky settled in the township.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.33 square miles (91.5 km2), of which 34.98 square miles (90.6 km2) (or 99.01%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2) (or 0.99%) is water.[3] Indian Pond is in this township.

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Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Fairview and Ketchem.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 276-277.

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