Lincoln Township is one of twelve

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its

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was 28,665.

History

Lincoln Township was organized in 1863.

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.39 percent is water. The streams of Bullard Creek, Hughes Branch and West Fork White Lick Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Brownsburg (southeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

* Clermont Heights (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Brown Township (north) * Pike Township, Marion County (east) * Wayne Township, Marion County (southeast) * Washington Township (south) * Middle Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains twelve cemeteries: Bell, Brown, Brownsburg, Greenlawn, Hoadley, Lingeman, McDaniels, Prebster, Saint Malachy East, Turpin, Walker and Ward (historical).

Major highways

Interstate 74 Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interchange with I-75 in ...

U.S. Route 136 U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at US 6 and US 34 to the I-74/ I-465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . Due to the removal of ...

Indiana State Road 267 State Road 267 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south route connecting Interstate 65 in Boone County to Interstate 74 in Brownsburg. It passes through the town of Brownsburg in the counties of Boone and Hendricks. Route descr ...

Airports and landing strips

* Brownsburg Airport

Education

It is within the Brownsburg Community School Corporation.
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References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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