Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana

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Beaver Township
Map highlighting Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana.svg
Location in Newton County
Coordinates: 40°57′34″N87°27′24″W / 40.95944°N 87.45667°W / 40.95944; -87.45667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Newton
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
42.27 sq mi (109.5 km2)
  Land40.88 sq mi (105.9 km2)
  Water1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2)  3.29%
Elevation
[1]
669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,534
  Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
47922, 47963
Area code 219
GNIS feature ID 453102

Beaver Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,534 and it contained 681 housing units. [2]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,052
1900 1,60052.1%
1910 1,524−4.7%
1920 1,68710.7%
1930 1,563−7.4%
1940 1,6938.3%
1950 1,7261.9%
1960 1,92311.4%
1970 1,831−4.8%
1980 1,8631.7%
1990 1,547−17.0%
2000 1,6677.8%
2010 1,573−5.6%
2020 1,534−2.5%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2), of which 40.88 square miles (105.9 km2) (or 96.71%) is land and 1.39 square miles (3.6 km2) (or 3.29%) is water. [4]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Beaver City, Murphy, Bell, and Oakland.

Major highways

Lakes

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.