Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Eel River 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 = Hendricks
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 110.18
area_land_km2 = 110.18
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 42.54
area_land_sq_mi = 42.54
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_percent = 0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1713
population_density_km2 = 15.5
population_density_sq_mi = 40.3

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elevation_m = 280
elevation_ft = 919
latd = 39
latm = 52
lats = 19
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longd = 86
longm = 37
longs = 50
longEW = W

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Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,713 [ [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=06000US1806320530&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Eel River Township covers an area of 42.54 square miles (110.18 square kilometers). The streams of East Fork Big Walnut Creek, Hunt Creek, Middle Fork Big Walnut Creek and Ramp Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Jamestown (south edge)
* North Salem

Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township, Boone County (north)
* Union Township (east)
* Center Township (southeast)
* Marion Township (south)
* Jackson Township, Putnam County (southwest)
* Clark Township, Montgomery County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Adams, Campbell, Devenport, Fairview, Fleece, Fullen, Gossett, Hypes, Kidd Farm, North Salem Baptist, Page, Pennington, Richardson, Roundtown, Trotter and Zimmerman.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Reynolds Landing Strip

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/Hendricks.htm Indiana Township Association page for Hendricks County]