Kelso Township is one of fourteen
townships in
Dearborn County, Indiana
Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana. Located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of the state, Dearborn County was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2020, the population was 50,6 ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 919 housing units.
History
Kelso Township is one of the original townships of Dearborn County that also included what is now
Jackson Township. Kelso Township was organized in the November 1826 session of the County Supervisors. Kelso Township was named for John Kelso, an Irish immigrant and pioneer settler.
In 1832 Jackson Township was created from the western portion of Kelso Township.
[D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, ''Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana'' (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 16.]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.88%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.
Town
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Saint Leon
Unincorporated towns
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Dover
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New Alsace
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways
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Interstate 74
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Indiana State Road 1
State Road 1 (SR 1) is a north–south state highway in eastern Indiana, consisting of two segments. Its southern segment begins at U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 275 in east-central Dearborn County, just east of Lawrenceburg, and ...
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Indiana State Road 46
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 Dearborn County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1826 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1826