Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Hamilton Township

Township

Sullivan County Poor Home, east of the city of Sullivan

Location in Sullivan County

Coordinates: 39°06′47″N 87°23′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.11306°N 87.39389°W﻿ / 39.11306; -87.39389
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Sullivan
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 60.91 sq mi (157.8 km2)
• Land| 59.58 sq mi (154.3 km2)
• Water| 1.33 sq mi (3.4 km2)  2.18%
Elevation

| 512 ft (156 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 7,143
• Density| 120/sq mi (45/km2)
ZIP codes|

47879, 47882

GNIS feature ID| 453366

Hamilton Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,143 and it contained 3,404 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 4,241| | —
1900| 5,480| | 29.2%
1910| 7,206| | 31.5%
1920| 7,182| | −0.3%
1930| 7,824| | 8.9%
1940| 7,258| | −7.2%
1950| 7,313| | 0.8%
1960| 6,884| | −5.9%
1970| 6,555| | −4.8%
1980| 6,945| | 5.9%
1990| 6,899| | −0.7%
2000| 7,083| | 2.7%
2010| 6,869| | −3.0%
2020| 7,143| | 4.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.91 square miles (157.8 km2), of which 59.58 square miles (154.3 km2) (or 97.82%) is land and 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) (or 2.18%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Sullivan (the county seat)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Benefiel Corner at 39°07′42″N 87°24′32″W﻿ / ﻿39.128375°N 87.408908°W﻿ / 39.128375; -87.408908
* Glendora at 39°07′41″N 87°21′46″W﻿ / ﻿39.128098°N 87.362796°W﻿ / 39.128098; -87.362796
* Jackson Hill at 39°10′06″N 87°21′43″W﻿ / ﻿39.168375°N 87.361963°W﻿ / 39.168375; -87.361963
* Massacre at 39°09′21″N 87°24′27″W﻿ / ﻿39.155875°N 87.407519°W﻿ / 39.155875; -87.407519

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Curry Township (north)
* Jackson Township (northeast)
* Cass Township (east)
* Haddon Township (south)
* Gill Township (southwest)
* Turman Township (west)
* Fairbanks Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 41
* State Road 54

### Airports and landing strips

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* Sullivan County Airport

### Landmarks

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* Sullivan County Park

## School districts

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* Southwest School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 8th congressional district
* State House District 45
* State Senate District 39

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

Places adjacent to Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

| Fairbanks Township | Curry Township | Jackson Township

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Turman Township |

Hamilton Township

| Cass Township
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Gill Township | Haddon Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Sullivan

Cities|

* Sullivan

Map of Indiana highlighting Sullivan County

Towns|

* Carlisle
* Dugger
* Farmersburg
* Hymera
* Merom
* Shelburn

Townships|

* Cass
* Curry
* Fairbanks
* Gill
* Haddon
* Hamilton
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Turman

CDPs|

* Cass
* Fairbanks
* Graysville
* Lewis‡
* New Lebanon
* Paxton
* Pleasantville

Other
communities|

* Baker
* Baldridge
* Benefiel Corner
* Bucktown
* Curryville
* Dodds Bridge
* East Shelburn
* Gambill
* Gilmour‡
* Glendora
* Greenville
* Hawton
* Jackson Hill
* Jericho
* Massacre
* Merom Station
* Riverton
* Riverview
* Scotchtown
* Scott City
* Shiloh
* Standard
* Stringtown
* Wilfred

Ghost towns|

* Caledonia
* Farnsworth

Footnotes|

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

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