Hanover Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Hanover Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 85°40′44″W / 39.66917°N 85.67889°W / 39.66917; -85.67889Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 85°40′44″W / 39.66917°N 85.67889°W / 39.66917; -85.67889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 27.33 sq mi (70.8 km2)
 • Land 27.21 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 883 ft (269 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,283
 • Density 83.9/sq mi (32.4/km2)
FIPS code 18-31270[2]
GNIS feature ID 453372

Hanover Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,283 and it contained 962 housing units.[3]

Hanover Township was organized before 1840.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.33 square miles (70.8 km2), of which 27.21 square miles (70.5 km2) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.44%) is water.[3]

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. ↑ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 277.

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