Niles Township, Delaware County, Indiana

Niles Township
—  Township  —
Location of Niles Township in Delaware County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Delaware
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.62 sq mi (76.71 km2)
• Land	29.56 sq mi (76.56 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation[1]	928 ft (283 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,321
• Density	44.69/sq mi (17.25/km2)
FIPS code	18-53928[2]
GNIS feature ID	453667

Niles Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,321.

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

Geography

Niles Township covers an area of 29.62 square miles (76.7 km²); 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.2 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

• Albany (north half)

Unincorporated towns

• Granville

Adjacent townships

• Jackson Township, Blackford County (north)
• Richland Township, Jay County (east)
• Green Township, Randolph County (southeast)
• Delaware Township (south)
• Hamilton Township (southwest)
• Union Township (west)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 67
• Indiana State Road 167

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Buckles, Granville and Memorial Park.

References

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Indiana, USA County seat: Muncie City Muncie Towns Albany‡ Chesterfield‡ Daleville Eaton Gaston Selma Yorktown Townships Center Delaware Hamilton Harrison Liberty Monroe Mount Pleasant Niles Perry Salem Union Washington Unincorporated communities Anthony Aultshire Bethel Cammack Cowan Cross Roads DeSoto Drew Gates Corner Granville Hyde Park Janney Liberty Corners Mayfield Middletown Park Morningside Mount Pleasant New Burlington Oakville Progress Reed Station Royerton Shideler Smithfield Stockport West Muncie Wheeling Woodland Park Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties