Delaware Township, Delaware County, Indiana
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Delaware Township is one of twelve
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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 metropolita ...
. According to the 2010 census, its population was 3,481 and it contained 1,591 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.19%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.


Cities and towns

* Albany (south half)


Unincorporated towns

* DeSoto


Adjacent townships

* Niles Township (north) * Richland Township, Jay County (northeast) * Green Township, Randolph County (east) * Monroe Township, Randolph County (southeast) * Liberty Township (south) * Center Township (southwest) * Hamilton Township (west) * Union Township (northwest)


Major highways

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Indiana State Road 28 State Road 28 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about and passing about to the north of the state capital of Indianapolis. Route descript ...
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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 descr ...
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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 four cemeteries: Black, Godlove, Strong and Union.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2020, there were 3,481 people, 1,591 households, and 814 families living in the township. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 1,591 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.3%
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, 0.6%
African American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 0.4% Native American or
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, 0.3% Asian, 0.03%
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or
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, 0.4% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 1,591 households, of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 30.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 15.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 3.3% were non-families. 45.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.86. 26.8% of the population had never been married. 52.6% of residents were
married Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
and not separated, 7.8% were
widowed A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. The adjective for ...
, 10.6% were
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d, and 2.3% were separated. The median age in the township was 45.9. 5.9% of residents were under the age of 5; 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 78.3% were age 18 or older; and 22.7% were age 65 or older. 11.2% of the population were
veterans A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in an job, occupation or Craft, field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in the military, armed forces. A topic o ...
. The most common language spoken at home was
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with 99.6% speaking it at home and 0.4% spoke
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at home. 0.9% of the population were
foreign born Foreign-born (also non-native) people are those born outside of their country of residence. Foreign born are often non-citizens, but many are naturalized citizens of the country in which they live, and others are citizens by descent, typically ...
. The median household income in Delaware Township was $51,714, 7.9% lower than the median average for the state of
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. 14.4% of the population were in poverty, including 31.1% of residents under the age of 18. The poverty rate for the township was 1.5% higher than that of the state. 19.9% of the population were
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and 5.1% had no
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coverage. 48.4% of the population had attained a
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or equivalent degree, 12.8% had attended
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but received no degree, 10.5% had attained an
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or higher, 11.0% had attained a
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or higher, and 10.9% had a graduate or
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degree. 6.4% had no degree. 53.5% of Delaware Township residents were employed, working a mean of 38.7 hours per week. 155 housing units were vacant at a density of .


Education

It is in the Delaware Community School Corporation.
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See also

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List of Indiana townships The U.S. state of Indiana is divided into 1,008 township (United States), townships in 92 county (United States), counties. Each is administered by a Indiana Township Trustee, township trustee. The population is from the 2010 United States census, ...


References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files


External links


Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
{{Delaware County, Indiana Townships in Delaware County, Indiana Townships in Indiana