Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hanover 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 = Jefferson
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 49.09
area_land_km2 = 48.52
area_water_km2 = 0.56
area_total_sq_mi = 18.95
area_land_sq_mi = 18.74
area_water_sq_mi = 0.22
area_water_percent = 1.14

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5409
population_density_km2 = 111.5
population_density_sq_mi = 288.6

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elevation_m = 245
elevation_ft = 804
latd = 38
latm = 42
lats = 13
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 29
longs = 30
longEW = W

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Hanover Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,409 [ [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=06000US1807731234&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Hanover Township covers an area of 18.95 square miles (49.09 square kilometers); of this, 0.22 square miles (0.56 square kilometers) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Chain Mill Creek and Happy Valley Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Hanover

Unincorporated towns

* Hanover Beach

Extinct towns

* Antioch Grange

Adjacent townships

* Madison Township (northeast)
* Saluda Township (south)
* Republican Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Carmel, Greenbriar, Hanover and Old Bethel.

Major highways

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