Kirklin Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 33,224. The county seat is Frankfort.
History
Clinton County officially came into existence on March 1, 1830, and was named in honor of DeWitt Cli ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,380 and it contained 556 housing units.
History
The township was organized in 1837 from a piece of
Jackson Township and named for Nathan Kirk, a local pioneer and the first settler in the eastern half of the county. Arriving in 1826, Kirk erected a log cabin in section 34 on the eastern side of what was known as Twelve Mile Prairie and remained the only white resident of the area that would become Kirklin Township until 1829, when Thaddeus Panburn and Daniel Hunter came and entered his employ.
Sugar Creek Township was set off from a piece of Kirklin Township in 1841. The
Monon Railroad
The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Ra ...
, arriving in 1883, was the first rail line to pass through the township and led to the founding of the town of
Cyclone
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities and towns
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Kirklin
Adjacent townships
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Michigan Township (north)
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Johnson Township (northeast)
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Sugar Creek Township (east)
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Marion Township, Boone County (southeast)
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Clinton Township, Boone County (southwest)
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Jackson Township (west)
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Center Township (northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
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Indiana State Road 38
State Road 38 in the U.S. State of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.
Route description
State Road 38 begins in Lafayette with State Road 25 and U.S. Route 52. There is an interchange with Int ...
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Bogan, Dew, Earp, Kings Corner, McIntire, Oak Hill and Stowers.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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Townships in Clinton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1837 establishments in Indiana