Noble Township, Rush County, Indiana

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Noble Township
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Coordinates: 39°34′09″N85°20′51″W / 39.56917°N 85.34750°W / 39.56917; -85.34750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
33.26 sq mi (86.1 km2)
  Land33.24 sq mi (86.1 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
587
  Density17.7/sq mi (6.82/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-54126 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453673

Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 587 and it contained 254 housing units. [3]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,034
1900 992−4.1%
1910 1,0122.0%
1920 945−6.6%
1930 904−4.3%
1940 864−4.4%
1950 809−6.4%
1960 747−7.7%
1970 739−1.1%
1980 81710.6%
1990 658−19.5%
2000 6762.7%
2010 630−6.8%
2020 587−6.8%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.26 square miles (86.1 km2), of which 33.24 square miles (86.1 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water. [5]

Unincorporated towns

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

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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. "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.