Niles Township is one of twelve
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 ...
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Delaware County, Indiana
Delaware County is a County (United States), county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 111,903. The county seat is Muncie, Indiana, Muncie.
Delaware County is part of the Muncie, IN metropoli ...
. According to the 2010 census, its population was 1,360 and it contained 566 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.44%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Albany (north half)
Unincorporated towns
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Granville
Adjacent townships
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Jackson Township, Blackford County (north)
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Richland Township, Jay County (east)
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Green Township, Randolph County (southeast)
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Delaware Township (south)
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Hamilton Township (southwest)
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Union Township (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 67
State Road 67 in the U.S. State of Indiana cuts a diagonal route from southwest to northeast across the state from the north side of Vincennes to Indianapolis to the Ohio state line, where it becomes State Route 29 east of Bryant.
Route descript ...
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Indiana State Road 167
State Road 167 (SR 167) is a State Road in the eastern section of the state of Indiana. Running for in a general north–south direction, connecting the cities of Albany and Dunkirk with SR 26. The entire route is rural two-lane highway ...
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Buckles, Granville and Memorial Park.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Delaware County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana