Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Eel River Township

Township

Location in Hendricks County

Coordinates: 39°52′19″N 86°37′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.87194°N 86.63056°W﻿ / 39.87194; -86.63056
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Hendricks
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 42.54 sq mi (110.18 km2)
• Land| 42.54 sq mi (110.18 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 919 ft (280 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 1,707
• Density| 39.1/sq mi (15.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453274

Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.[2]

## History

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Eel River Township was organized in about 1828.[3]

## Geography

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Eel River Township covers an area of 42.54 square miles (110.2 km2). The streams of East Fork Big Walnut Creek, Hunt Creek, Middle Fork Big Walnut Creek and Ramp Run run through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Jamestown (south edge)
* North Salem

### Adjacent townships

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* Jackson Township, Boone County (north)
* Union Township (east)
* Center Township (southeast)
* Marion Township (south)
* Jackson Township, Putnam County (southwest)
* Clark Township, Montgomery County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Adams, Campbell, Devenport, Fairview, Fleece, Fullen, Gossett, Hypes, Kidd Farm, North Salem Baptist, Page, Pennington, Richardson, Roundtown, Trotter and Zimmerman.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 74
* U.S. Route 136
* Indiana State Road 75
* Indiana State Road 234
* Indiana State Road 236

### Airports and landing strips

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* Reynolds Landing Strip

## References

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* "Eel River Township, Hendricks 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

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Eel River Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
3. ^ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 70.

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Municipalities and communities of Hendricks County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Danville

Towns|

* Amo
* Avon
* Brownsburg
* Clayton
* Coatesville
* Danville
* Jamestown‡
* Lizton
* North Salem
* Pittsboro
* Plainfield
* Stilesville

Map of Indiana highlighting Hendricks County

Townships|

* Brown
* Center
* Clay
* Eel River
* Franklin
* Guilford
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Marion
* Middle
* Union
* Washington

CDPs|

* Belleville
* Cartersburg

Other
communities|

* Friendswood
* Gale
* Hadley
* Hazelwood
* Maplewood
* Montclair
* New Winchester
* North Belleville
* Pecksburg
* Raintown
* Reno
* Six Points
* Springtown
* Tilden

Footnotes|

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

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