York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°11′15″N 84°57′17″W / 39.18750°N 84.95472°W / 39.18750; -84.95472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDearbornGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total18.59 sq mi (48.1 km²) • Land18.59 sq mi (48.1 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

869 ft (265 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,148 • Density65.7/sq mi (25.4/km²)FIPS code18-85958^[3]GNIS feature ID454067

York Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,221 and it contained 471 housing units.^[4]

History

York Township was founded in 1841.^[5] A majority of the early settlers being natives of New York caused the name to be selected.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.59 square miles (48.1 km²), all land.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Guilford
Yorkville

Major highways

Indiana State Road 1

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, West Fork.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 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.
^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp. 226.
^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlements. Whipporwill Publications. 1885. p. 572.