![]() Location of Veale Township in Daviess County | |
Coordinates: 38°33′59″N87°11′04″W / 38.56639°N 87.18444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Daviess |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.67 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
• Land | 29.11 sq mi (75.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,130 |
• Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-78722 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453953 |
Veale Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,130 (up from 1,095 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 449 housing units. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,083 | — | |
1900 | 1,125 | 3.9% | |
1910 | 1,059 | −5.9% | |
1920 | 1,015 | −4.2% | |
1930 | 916 | −9.8% | |
1940 | 898 | −2.0% | |
1950 | 776 | −13.6% | |
1960 | 693 | −10.7% | |
1970 | 652 | −5.9% | |
1980 | 682 | 4.6% | |
1990 | 779 | 14.2% | |
2000 | 1,041 | 33.6% | |
2010 | 1,095 | 5.2% | |
2020 | 1,130 | 3.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [5] |
Veale Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. and named for James Veale; one of the township's first residents, Veale had settled there in 1807 or 1808. In the county's early history, Veale Township was an industrial leader: within its boundaries were the first sawmill and the first distillery in Daviess County. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.67 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 29.11 square miles (75.4 km2) (or 98.11%) is land and 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 1.92%) is water. [3] Horseshoe Pond and Jackson Pond are in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains one cemetery, Bethel.