Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana

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Vernon Township
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°54′25″N 85°52′17″W / 39.90694, -85.87139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hancock
Area
- Total	31.33 sq mi (81.15 km²)
- Land	31.31 sq mi (81.09 km²)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)  0.07%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,894
- Density	220.2/sq mi (85/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453955

Vernon Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,894.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Airports and landing strips 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Vernon Township covers an area of 31.33 square miles (81.15 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Fortville
• McCordsville

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Colonial Village
• Denny Corner
• Eastgate
• Helmcrest
• Woodbury

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Green Township, Madison County (northeast)
• Green Township (east)
• Center Township (southeast)
• Buck Creek Township (south)
• Lawrence Township, Marion County (west)
• Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Cook.

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• Indiana State Road 13
• Indiana State Road 238

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Indianapolis Brookside Airpark

[edit] References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Hancock County

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