Sparta Township is one of fourteen
townships
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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 ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,894 and it contained 1,144 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.93%) is land and (or 0.07%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Moores Hill
Unincorporated towns
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Chesterville
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Cold Springs
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Dillsboro Station
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Sparta
Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Manchester Township (northeast)
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Hogan Township (east)
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Washington Township (southeast)
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Clay Township (south)
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Washington Township, Ripley County (west)
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Franklin Township, Ripley County (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 350
Cemeteries
The township contains fifteen cemeteries: Beatty, Bedunnah, Churchill, Concord, Eden, Forest Hill, Heaton, McKinstry, Olcott, Record, Todd, Transier, Turner, Union and Whiteford.
Education
Sparta Township residents may obtain a library card at the
Aurora Public Library in
Aurora
An aurora ( aurorae or auroras),
also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Dearborn County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana