Kirklin Township, Clinton County, Indiana

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Kirklin Township
Township
Map highlighting Kirklin Township, Clinton County, Indiana.svg
Location of Kirklin Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°12′58″N86°22′38″W / 40.21611°N 86.37722°W / 40.21611; -86.37722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Organized1837
Named for Nathan Kirk, settler
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total35.06 sq mi (90.8 km2)
 • Land35.06 sq mi (90.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,380
 • Density39.4/sq mi (15.2/km2)
FIPS code 18-39960 [2]
GNIS feature ID453527

Kirklin Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,380 and it contained 556 housing units. [3]

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History

The township was organized in 1837 from a piece of Jackson Township and named for Nathan Kirk, a local pioneer and the first settler in the eastern half of the county. Arriving in 1826, Kirk erected a log cabin in section 34 on the eastern side of what was known as Twelve Mile Prairie and remained the only white resident of the area that would become Kirklin Township until 1829, when Thaddeus Panburn and Daniel Hunter came and entered his employ.

Sugar Creek Township was set off from a piece of Kirklin Township in 1841. The Monon Railroad, arriving in 1883, was the first rail line to pass through the township and led to the founding of the town of Cyclone. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.06 square miles (90.8 km2), all land. [3]

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Bogan, Dew, Earp, Kings Corner, McIntire, Oak Hill and Stowers.

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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. 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.
  4. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Kirklin Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
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