Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Lincoln Township
Township
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°49′47″N86°22′56″W / 39.82972°N 86.38222°W / 39.82972; -86.38222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.91 sq mi (61.94 km2)
• Land	23.82 sq mi (61.7 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.39%
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	34,773
• Density	1,203.4/sq mi (464.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453570

Lincoln Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,665. ^[2]

History

Lincoln Township was organized in 1863. ^[3]

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km²); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) or 0.39 percent is water. The streams of Bullard Creek, Hughes Branch and West Fork White Lick Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Brownsburg (southeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

• Clermont Heights

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

Adjacent townships

• Brown Township (north)
• Pike Township, Marion County (east)
• Wayne Township, Marion County (southeast)
• Washington Township (south)
• Middle Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains twelve cemeteries: Bell, Brown, Brownsburg, Greenlawn, Hoadley, Lingeman, McDaniels, Prebster, Saint Malachy East, Turpin, Walker and Ward (historical).

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• Indiana State Road 267

Airports and landing strips

• Brownsburg Airport

Education

It is within the Brownsburg Community School Corporation. ^[4]

Lincoln Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownsburg Public Library in Brownsburg. ^[5]

References

• "Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Census Bureau profile: Lincoln Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. "U.S. Census website" . Retrieved July 20, 2008.
3. Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 88.
4. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hendricks County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 7, 2024. - Text list
5. "Using the library". Brownsburg Public Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.