Hanover Township, Shelby County, Indiana

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

Cities and towns

• Morristown

Unincorporated towns

• Freeport
• Gwynneville

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. "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana