Delaware Township, Delaware County, Indiana

Delaware Township
—  Township  —
Location of Delaware Township in Delaware County
Coordinates: 40°16′09″N 85°16′21″W / 40.26917°N 85.2725°W / 40.26917; -85.2725Coordinates: 40°16′09″N 85°16′21″W / 40.26917°N 85.2725°W / 40.26917; -85.2725
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Delaware
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	29.53 sq mi (76.48 km2)
– Land	29.44 sq mi (76.25 km2)
– Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation[1]	932 ft (284 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,797
– Density	128.98/sq mi (49.8/km2)
FIPS code	18-17470[2]
GNIS feature ID	453260

Delaware Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,797.

Geography

Delaware Township covers an area of 29.53 square miles (76.5 km²); 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (0.3 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

• Albany (south half)

Unincorporated towns

• DeSoto

Adjacent townships

• Niles Township (north)
• Richland Township, Jay County (northeast)
• Green Township, Randolph County (east)
• Monroe Township, Randolph County (southeast)
• Liberty Township (south)
• Center Township (southwest)
• Hamilton Township (west)
• Union Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 28
• Indiana State Road 67
• Indiana State Road 167

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Black, Godlove, Strong and Union.

References

• "Delaware Township, Delaware County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453260. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

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