Hamilton Township is one of nine
townships
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in
Sullivan County, Indiana
Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the US Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1940. As of 2023, the population was estimated at 20,757. The county seat (and the county's only ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 7,143 and it contained 3,404 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.82%) is land and (or 2.18%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Sullivan
Sullivan may refer to:
People
Characters
* Chloe Sullivan, from the television series ''Smallville''
* Colin Sullivan, a character in the film ''The Departed'', played by Matt Damon
* Harry Sullivan (''Doctor Who''), from the British science f ...
(the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
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Benefiel Corner at
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Glendora at
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Jackson Hill at
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Massacre
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at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Curry Township (north)
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Jackson Township (northeast)
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Cass Township (east)
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Haddon Township (south)
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Gill Township (southwest)
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Turman Township (west)
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Fairbanks Township (northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miam ...
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State Road 54
Airports and landing strips
* Sullivan County Airport
Landmarks
* Sullivan County Park
School districts
* Southwest School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Southwestern Indiana, southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville, Indiana, Evansville and also includes Jasp ...
* State House District 45
* State Senate District 39
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Sullivan County, Indiana
Terre Haute metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana