Eagle Township is one of twelve
townships
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in
Boone County, Indiana
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 70,812. The county seat is Lebanon.
History
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory, which included the area of present-day Ind ...
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As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,977 and it contained 8,231 housing units.
History
Pryor Brock Farmstead,
Maplelawn Farmstead,
Traders Point Eagle Creek Rural Historic District, and
Traders Point Hunt Rural Historic District are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.70%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Zionsville
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Whitestown
Unincorporated towns or communities
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Eagle Village
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Royalton
Adjacent townships
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Perry
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(west)
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Union (north)
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Worth (northwest)
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Brown Township, Hendricks County (southwest)
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Clay Township, Hamilton County (east)
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Pike Township, Marion County (south)
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Washington Township, Hamilton County (northeast)
Major highways
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Interstate 65
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Interstate 465
Interstate 465 (I-465), also known as the USS Indianapolis Memorial Highway, is the beltway circling Indianapolis, Indiana. It is roughly rectangular in shape and has a perimeter of approximately . It lies almost completely within the bou ...
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Interstate 865
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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 System, United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highwa ...
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Indiana State Road 334
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Clarkstown, Cox, Jones, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Pitzer, Salem and Sheets.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Boone County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana