Delaware Township | |
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![]() Location in Hamilton County | |
Coordinates: 39°57′25″N86°01′37″W / 39.95694°N 86.02694°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Hamilton |
Organized | 1823 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 15.66 sq mi (40.6 km2) |
• Land | 15.22 sq mi (39.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2) 2.81% |
Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 34,723 |
• Density | 2,011.7/sq mi (776.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453261 |
Website | Official website |
Delaware Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,723.
Delaware Township was organized in 1823. [2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 15.66 square miles (40.6 km2), of which 15.22 square miles (39.4 km2) (or 97.19%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 2.81%) is water. [3] The streams of Weaver Creek, Home Run, Britton Branch, Shoemaker Ditch, Smock Creek, Light Branch, Delight Creek, Cheeney Creek, Hare Creek, Eller Run, Heath Ditch, and Behner Brook run through this township.
The township contains four cemeteries: Eller, Heady Lane, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, and Spannuth.
Delaware Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville. [4]