Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana

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Blue River Township
Township
Map highlighting Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana.svg
Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°44′41″N85°40′41″W / 39.74472°N 85.67806°W / 39.74472; -85.67806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total29.83 sq mi (77.3 km2)
 • Land29.75 sq mi (77.1 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.27%
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total1,441
 • Density47.6/sq mi (18.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453117

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]

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History

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]

Geography

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.

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Gilboa, Haskett, and Westland Friends Church.

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp.  490.
  4. ↑ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp.  49–50.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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