Spencer Township is one of fifteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
DeKalb County, Indiana
DeKalb County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 43,265. The county seat is Auburn.
History
On 7 February 1835, the Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus bill that authorized t ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,233 and it contained 452 housing units.
History
The
Spencerville Covered Bridge was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1981.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.39%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Spencerville
Adjacent townships
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Concord Township (north)
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Newville Township (east)
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Scipio Township, Allen County (southeast)
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Springfield Township, Allen County (south)
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Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (southwest)
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Jackson Township (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 1
State Road 1 (SR 1) is a north–south state highway in eastern Indiana, consisting of two segments. Its southern segment begins at U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 275 in east-central Dearborn County, just east of Lawrenceburg, and ends ...
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Indiana State Road 101
State Road 101 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Indiana that exists in four sections with a combined length of .
Route description
Only the segment of SR 101 that is concurrent with ...
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Riverside and White City.
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 DeKalb County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana