Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Lincoln Township

Township

Location in Hendricks County

Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 86°22′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.82972°N 86.38222°W﻿ / 39.82972; -86.38222
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Hendricks
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 23.91 sq mi (61.94 km2)
• Land| 23.82 sq mi (61.7 km2)
• Water| 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.39%
Elevation

| 879 ft (268 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 34,773
• Density| 1,203.4/sq mi (464.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453570

Lincoln Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,665.[2]

## History

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Lincoln Township was organized in 1863.[3]

## Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km2); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) 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

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* Brownsburg (southeast three-quarters)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Clermont Heights

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

### Adjacent townships

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

### Cemeteries

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

### Major highways

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* Interstate 74
* U.S. Route 136
* Indiana State Road 267

### Airports and landing strips

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* Brownsburg Airport

## Education

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Lincoln Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownsburg Public Library in Brownsburg.[4]

## References

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* "Lincoln 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: Lincoln 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. p. 88.
4. ^ "Using the library". Brownsburg Public Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

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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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