Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana

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Kelso Township
Township
Map highlighting Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.svg
Location of Kelso Township in Dearborn County
Coordinates: 39°15′20″N84°58′18″W / 39.25556°N 84.97167°W / 39.25556; -84.97167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dearborn
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total25.65 sq mi (66.4 km2)
 • Land25.62 sq mi (66.4 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,469
 • Density91.4/sq mi (35.3/km2)
FIPS code 18-39330 [3]
GNIS feature ID453523

Kelso Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 919 housing units. [4]

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History

Kelso Township is one of the original townships of Dearborn County that also included what is now Jackson Township. Kelso Township was organized in the November 1826 session of the County Supervisors. [5] Kelso Township was named for John Kelso, an Irish immigrant and pioneer settler. [6]

In 1832 Jackson Township was created from the western portion of Kelso Township. [7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.65 square miles (66.4 km2), of which 25.62 square miles (66.4 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.16%) is water. [4]

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Unincorporated towns

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

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. ↑ D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 18. At this point I do not know how to reconcile this with the fact Dearborn County was organized in 1803.
  6. ↑ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp.  181.
  7. ↑ D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 16.
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