Blue River Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°44′41″N85°40′41″W / 39.74472°N 85.67806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hancock |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.83 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
• Land | 29.75 sq mi (77.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.27% |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,441 |
• Density | 47.6/sq mi (18.4/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453117 |
Blue River Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,417 and it contained 542 housing units. [2]
Blue River was organized in 1828. [3] It was named from the Blue River, once an important waterway for mills. [4]
County Line Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.83 square miles (77.3 km2), of which 29.75 square miles (77.1 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.27%) is water. [2] The streams of Dilly Creek and Nameless Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains three cemeteries: Gilboa, Haskett, and Westland Friends Church.
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