Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Liberty 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 = 128.14
area_land_km2 = 128.11
area_water_km2 = 0.03
area_total_sq_mi = 49.48
area_land_sq_mi = 49.46
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5072
population_density_km2 = 39.6
population_density_sq_mi = 102.5

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elevation_m = 262
elevation_ft = 860
latd = 39
latm = 40
lats = 13
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 29
longs = 52
longEW = W

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Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,072 [ [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=06000US1806343290&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 49.48 square miles (128.14 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers) or 0.02 percent is water. The stream of Cosner Branch runs through this township.

Cities and towns

* Clayton
* Plainfield (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

* Belleville
* Cartersburg
* Center Valley
* Hazelwood
* Magnetic Springs
* North Belleville
* Summit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Center Township (north)
* Washington Township (northeast)
* Guilford Township (east)
* Monroe Township, Morgan County (south)
* Adams Township, Morgan County (southwest)
* Clay Township (west)
* Franklin Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains twelve cemeteries: Buchanan, Center Valley Friendship Baptist, Clayton, Davis, Friendship Missionary Baptist, Irons, Jones, McCormack, Miles, Salem Methodist, Spring Hill and Ungles.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

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