Hamilton 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 12,169 and it contained 18,785 housing units.

Fire Department

Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department is currently the only working fire department in the township. There are 30+ firefighters that work all for the same cause, to preserve life and property in the township. The department currently operates 9 trucks, ranging from medical and utility trucks, all the way to specialized pumpers.

History

The Hamilton Township Schoolhouse No. 4 was listed on the

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in 1904.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.73%) is land and (or 0.24%) is water.

Cities and towns

* Eaton (south edge) * Muncie (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

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* Royerton

Adjacent townships

* Union Township (north) * Niles Township (northeast) * Delaware Township (east) * Liberty Township (southeast) * Center Township (south) * Harrison Township (west) * Washington Township (northwest)

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 descr ...

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Cullen, Gardens of Memory, Stafford and a cemetery discovered in 2021 by the Delaware County Historical Society's Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Committee about 0.5 miles southwest of

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 7,169 people, 2,785 households, and 2,131 families living in the township. The

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was . There were 2,969 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.2%

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, 2.2%

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, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Native American or

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, 0.01%

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, 0.7% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 2,785 households, of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 25.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 13.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 4.1% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.64. 19.7% of the population had never been married. 58.3% of residents were

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and not separated, 8.4% were

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, 12.7% were

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d, and 0.9% were separated. The median age in the township was 44.9. 4.8% of residents were under the age of 5; 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 81.0% were age 18 or older; and 24.4% were age 65 or older. 6.3% of the population were

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. The most common language spoken at home was

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with 97.4% speaking it at home, 1.7% spoke

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at home, 0.7% spoke an

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n or

language at home, and 0.2% spoke another

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language at home. 3.7% of the population were

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. The median household income in Hamilton Township was $68,925, 22.7% greater than the median average for the state of

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. 6.9% of the population were in poverty, including 8.9% of residents under the age of 18. The poverty rate for the township was 6.0% lower than that of the state. 10.5% of the population were

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and 3.5% had no

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coverage. 27.6% of the population had attained a

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or equivalent degree, 26.0% had attended

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but received no degree, 9.3% had attained an

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or higher, 17.0% had attained a

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or higher, and 15.2% had a graduate or

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degree. 4.9% had no degree. 58.0% of Hamilton Township residents were employed, working a mean of 39.3 hours per week. 184 housing units were vacant at a density of .

Transportation

Delaware County Regional Airport Delaware County Regional Airport is in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana, Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana northwest of Muncie, Indiana, Muncie. Owned by the Delaware County Airport Authority, it was formerly Delaware Coun ...

is in the township.

Education

It is in the Delaware Community School Corporation.
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References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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