Middle Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Middle Township

Township

Location in Hendricks County

Coordinates: 39°51′54″N 86°28′10″W﻿ / ﻿39.86500°N 86.46944°W﻿ / 39.86500; -86.46944
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Hendricks
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 31.11 sq mi (80.56 km2)
• Land| 31.09 sq mi (80.53 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.04%
Elevation

| 942 ft (287 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 6,875
• Density| 198.5/sq mi (76.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453622

Middle Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,170.[2]

## History

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Middle Township was organized in 1833.[3]

## Geography

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Middle Township covers an area of 31.11 square miles (80.6 km2); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) or 0.04 percent is water.

### Cities and towns

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* Brownsburg (west edge)
* Pittsboro

### Unincorporated towns

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* Maplewood
* Tilden

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Harrison Township, Boone County (north)
* Perry Township, Boone County (northeast)
* Brown Township (east)
* Lincoln Township (southeast)
* Washington Township (southeast)
* Center Township (southwest)
* Union Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains six cemeteries: Hughes, Long, Roberts, Saint Malachy West, Weaver and White Lick Baptist.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 74
* U.S. Route 136

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Middle 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. 94.

## External links

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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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