Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Blue River Township

Township

Location in Hancock County

Coordinates: 39°44′41″N 85°40′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.74472°N 85.67806°W﻿ / 39.74472; -85.67806
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Hancock
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 29.83 sq mi (77.3 km2)
• Land| 29.75 sq mi (77.1 km2)
• Water| 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.27%
Elevation

| 909 ft (277 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 1,417
• Density| 47.6/sq mi (18.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453117

Blue River Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,417 and it contained 542 housing units.[1]

## History[edit]

Blue River was organized in 1828.[2] It was named from the Blue River, once an important waterway for mills.[3]

County Line Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[4]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.83 square miles (77.3 km2), of which 29.75 square miles (77.1 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.27%) is water.[1] The streams of Dilly Creek and Nameless Creek run through this township.

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Westland

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

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* Jackson Township (north)
* Ripley Township, Rush County (east)
* Hanover Township, Shelby County (south)
* Brandywine Township (west)
* Center Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains three cemeteries: Gilboa, Haskett, and Westland Friends Church.

## References[edit]

Notes

1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
2. ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 490.
3. ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 49–50.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

Sources

* "Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Greenfield

City|

* Greenfield

Map of Indiana highlighting Hancock County

Towns|

* Cumberland‡
* Fortville
* McCordsville
* New Palestine
* Shirley‡
* Spring Lake
* Wilkinson

Townships|

* Blue River
* Brandywine
* Brown
* Buck Creek
* Center
* Green
* Jackson
* Sugar Creek
* Vernon

CDPs|

* Carrollton‡
* Charlottesville
* Eden
* Maxwell
* Philadelphia
* Warrington
* Willow Branch

Other
communities|

* Cleveland
* Finly
* Gem
* Milners Corner
* Mohawk
* Mount Comfort
* Nashville
* Pleasant Acres
* Riley
* Stringtown
* Westland
* Woodbury

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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