Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Henry Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Henry
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 95.5
area_land_km2 = 94.82
area_water_km2 = 0.67
area_total_sq_mi = 36.87
area_land_sq_mi = 36.61
area_water_sq_mi = 0.26
area_water_percent = 0.7

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 23859
population_density_km2 = 251.6
population_density_sq_mi = 651.7

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elevation_m = 311
elevation_ft = 1020
latd = 39
latm = 55
lats = 02
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 23
longs = 08
longEW = W

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Henry Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 23,859 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1806533124&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Henry Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 square kilometers); of this, 0.26 square miles (0.67 square kilometers) or 0.7 percent is water. The streams of Baker Branch, Boulder Run, Castle Run, Dark Run, Elliott Cemetery Run, Elliott Run, Grove Run, Hillcrest Brook, Little Blue River, Memorial Creek, Mound Run, Penns Run, Pink Creek, Saint Creek, Saint Johns Drain, Sky Run, Sugar Drain, Suncrest Brook, West Leg Westwood Run, Westwood Run and Wood Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

* New Castle (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

* Belmont
* Van Nuys
* Westwood(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Prairie Township (north)
* Liberty Township (east)
* Franklin Township (south)
* Spiceland Township (southwest)
* Greensboro Township (west)
* Harrison Township (west)
* Jefferson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Elliott, Saint Johns and South Mound.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* New Castle Municipal Airport

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Henry.htm Indiana Township Association page for Henry County]