Hanover Township, Shelby County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°40′09″N 85°40′44″W / 39.66917°N 85.67889°W / 39.66917; -85.67889CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyShelbyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total27.33 sq mi (70.8 km²) • Land27.21 sq mi (70.5 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

883 ft (269 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,226 • Density83.9/sq mi (32.4/km²)FIPS code18-31270^[3]GNIS feature ID453372

Hanover Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,283 and it contained 962 housing units.^[4]

Hanover Township was organized before 1840.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.33 square miles (70.8 km²), of which 27.21 square miles (70.5 km²) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.44%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Morristown

Unincorporated towns

Freeport
Gwynneville

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Hanover Township, Shelby County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 277.