Sparta Township, Dearborn County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sparta Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Sparta Township in Dearborn County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Dearborn
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 76.28
area_land_km2 = 76.23
area_water_km2 = 0.06
area_total_sq_mi = 29.45
area_land_sq_mi = 29.43
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2,809
population_density_km2 = 36.85
population_density_sq_mi = 95.44

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elevation_m = 260
elevation_ft = 853
latd = 39
latm = 04
lats = 58
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 03
longs = 35
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-71738GR|2
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Sparta Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,809.

Geography

Sparta Township covers an area of 29.45 square miles; 0.02 square miles (0.07 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

* Moores Hill

Unincorporated towns

* Chesterville
* Cold Springs
* Dillsboro Station
* Sparta(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Manchester Township (northeast)
* Hogan Township (east)
* Washington Township (southeast)
* Clay Township (south)
* Washington Township, Ripley County (west)
* Franklin Township, Ripley County (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains fifteen cemeteries: Beatty, Bedunnah, Churchill, Concord, Eden, Forest Hill, Heaton, McKinstry, Olcott, Record, Todd, Transier, Turner, Union and Whiteford.

References

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

External links

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