Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana

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Hamblen Township
Township
Map highlighting Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana.svg
Location of Hamblen Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°16′58″N86°09′34″W / 39.28278°N 86.15944°W / 39.28278; -86.15944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Brown
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total64.92 sq mi (168.1 km2)
 • Land63.97 sq mi (165.7 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,470
 • Density69/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 812 & 930
FIPS code 18-30528 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453363

Hamblen Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. [3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,470 (up from 4,336 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 2,641 housing units. [5]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,959—
1900 1,923−1.8%
1910 1,524−20.7%
1920 1,331−12.7%
1930 932−30.0%
1940 1,18427.0%
1950 1,2283.7%
1960 1,39813.8%
1970 2,00743.6%
1980 3,36567.7%
1990 4,03219.8%
2000 4,59113.9%
2010 4,336−5.6%
2020 4,4703.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [6]

History

Hamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler. [7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.92 square miles (168.1 km2), of which 63.97 square miles (165.7 km2) (or 98.54%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 1.46%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  7. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p.  741.
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