Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Dalton Township
—  Township  —
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°58′40″N 85°09′33″W / 39.97778°N 85.15917°W / 39.97778; -85.15917Coordinates: 39°58′40″N 85°09′33″W / 39.97778°N 85.15917°W / 39.97778; -85.15917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	15.77 sq mi (40.85 km2)
– Land	15.76 sq mi (40.81 km2)
– Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.1%
Elevation	1,155 ft (352 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	588
– Density	37.3/sq mi (14.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453252

Dalton Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.

Geography

Dalton Township covers an area of 15.77 square miles (40.8 km²); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Corey Run, Flight Run, Franklin Run, Little Creek, Little Four Mile Creek, Mono Run, Propeller Run, Show Run, Single Run, West River and Wing Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Dalton
• Franklin

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Union Township, Randolph County (northeast)
• Perry Township (east)
• Jefferson Township (south)
• Liberty Township, Henry County (southwest)
• Blue River Township, Henry County (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 35
• Indiana State Road 1

References

• "Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453252. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana