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词条 Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Unincorporated towns  Adjacent townships  Cemeteries 

  3. References

  4. External links

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}}Blue River Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,417 and it contained 542 housing units.[1]

History

Blue River was organized in 1828.[2] It was named from the Blue River, once an important waterway for mills.[3]

County Line Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|29.83|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|29.75|sqmi}} (or 99.73%) is land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi}} (or 0.27%) is water.[1] The streams of Dilly Creek and Nameless Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Westland

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

Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township (north)
  • Ripley Township, Rush County (east)
  • Hanover Township, Shelby County (south)
  • Brandywine Township (west)
  • Center Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Gilboa, Haskett, and Westland Friends Church.

References

Notes
1. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18059 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2013-05-10}}
2. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uo5uAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA490#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Wm. Mitchell Printing Company | author=Richman, George J. | year=1916 | pages=490}}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=363T4o_DkUkC&pg=PA49#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 | publisher=King & Binford | author=Binford, John H. | year=1882 | pages=49–50}}
4. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
Sources
  • {{cite gnis|0453117|Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

  • Indiana Township Association
  • United Township Association of Indiana
{{Hancock County, Indiana}}{{HancockCountyIN-geo-stub}}

2 : Townships in Hancock County, Indiana|Townships in Indiana

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