| Steele Township | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Steele Township in Daviess County | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Daviess |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.43 sq mi (112.49 km2) |
| • Land | 42.85 sq mi (110.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 930 |
| • Density | 21.7/sq mi (8.38/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-72890[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453871 |
Steele Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 930.
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Steele Township was organized in 1835 out of what had been northern Washington Township. It was settled later than most other Daviess County townships — the earliest settlers in the county were primarily hillfolk from Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Carolinas; they were unfamiliar with the bottomland prevelant in the township, and folklore of the day held that malaria was far more prevelant in lowlands. The first settlement was made around 1820; in the township's earliest years, it was isolated by poor transportation, but the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal led to an economic boom for a short time, before the canal was abandoned.[3]
Steele Township covers an area of 43.43 square miles (112.5 km2); 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) (1.34 percent) of this is water. Melton Pond is in this township.
The township contains one cemetery, Plainville.
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