Hanover Township is one of ten

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Jefferson County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,592 (up from 5,366 at 2010) and it contained 2,030 housing units.

History

Thomas A. Hendricks Library on the campus of

Hanover College Hanover College is a private college in Hanover, Indiana, United States, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Founded in 1827 by Reverend John Finley Crowe, it is Indiana's oldest private college. The Hanover athletic teams participat ...

was listed on the

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in 1982.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.84%) is land and (or 1.16%) is water. The streams of Chain Mill Creek and Happy Valley Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

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Unincorporated towns

* Hanover Beach

Extinct towns

* Antioch Grange

Adjacent townships

* Madison Township (northeast) * Saluda Township (south) * Republican Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Carmel, Greenbriar, Hanover and Old Bethel.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 56 State Road 56 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a route that travels the south central part of the state from west to east. Route description The western terminus of SR 56 is near Hazleton at U.S. Route 41. SR 56 heads northeast to ...

Indiana State Road 62 State Road 62 (SR 62) in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west route that travels from the Illinois state line in the southwest corner of Indiana to the Louisville, Kentucky area, then northeast toward the Cincinnati, Ohio area ...

Indiana State Road 256 State Road 256 (SR 256) in the U.S. State of Indiana runs mostly through Scott County, Indiana, Scott and Jefferson County, Indiana, Jefferson counties, with short portions in Jackson County, Indiana, Jackson and Washington County, Indiana ...

* Indiana State Road 356

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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