Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana

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Decatur Township
Marion County
Township
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Coordinates: 39°41′44″N86°15′42″W / 39.69556°N 86.26167°W / 39.69556; -86.26167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Marion
Named for Stephen Decatur
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2)
 • Land32.3 sq mi (83.7 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total36,951
 • Density1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 18-17092 [1]
GNIS feature ID0453255 [2]

Decatur Township is one of the nine townships in Marion County, Indiana, United States, and part of the consolidated city of Indianapolis. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 36,951. [3] Located in the southwest corner of the county, the township is home to the Indianapolis International Airport main terminal. It is one of the most rural sections of the county, but has seen many new residential and commercial developments. AmeriPlex, one of the largest industrial parks in Indiana, is in Decatur Township. Through the White River, Decatur and Perry townships share the only water boundary among Marion County's townships.

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Population

Decatur Township was home to 24,726 residents in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, the population had increased to 32,388. [4] By the 2020 census it had reached 36,951. [3] The almost 50% increase between 2000 and 2020 census tabulations ranks Decatur Township second among Marion County's nine townships for population growth.

History

The township was settled in the 1820s by mostly Quakers from South Carolina. They settled along the banks of the White River. West Newton is a small Quaker-settled town inside the township. Many of today's residents can trace their lineages back to these early settlers.[ citation needed ]

Decatur Township was named for Stephen Decatur. [5]

Key information

The township is the home of the Decatur Township Civic Council [6] and the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township. [7] The Indianapolis Challenger Center calls Decatur Township home.

Camby (also sometimes called "West Union Station") is a neighborhood in western Decatur Township that also extends into neighboring Hendricks and Morgan counties, centered along Camby Road near State Road 67. [8] Its elevation is 764 feet (233 m) above sea level, and it is located at 39°39′45″N86°19′00″W / 39.66250°N 86.31667°W / 39.66250; -86.31667 (39.6625457, −86.3166582). [9] Camby has a post office with the ZIP code of 46113. [10]

Township elected officials

Geography

Municipalities

Communities

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Decatur township, Marion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 495. ISBN   0-253-11249-4.
  6. ↑ "Decatur Township Civic Council". www.decaturtownship.org. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  7. ↑ "MSD Decatur Twp Coronavirus Updates". www.decaturproud.org. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 44. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  9. ↑ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
  10. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
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