Hanover Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°40′09″N85°40′44″W / 39.66917°N 85.67889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Shelby |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.33 sq mi (70.8 km2) |
| • Land | 27.21 sq mi (70.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,226 |
| • Density | 83.9/sq mi (32.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-31270 [3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453372 |
Hanover Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,283 and it contained 962 housing units. [4]
Hanover Township was organized before 1840. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.33 square miles (70.8 km2), of which 27.21 square miles (70.5 km2) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.44%) is water. [4]