Spencer Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Spencer Township

Township

West portal of the Spencerville, Indiana covered bridge.

Location of Spencer Township in DeKalb County

Coordinates: 41°17′32″N 84°54′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.29222°N 84.90444°W﻿ / 41.29222; -84.90444
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| DeKalb
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 18.01 sq mi (46.6 km2)
• Land| 17.95 sq mi (46.5 km2)
• Water| 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

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| 797 ft (243 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,198
• Density| 68.7/sq mi (26.5/km2)
FIPS code| 18-71918[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453859

Spencer Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,198, down from 1,233 at the 2010 census.[4] It contained 452 housing units.

## History

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The Spencerville Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.01 square miles (46.6 km2), of which 17.95 square miles (46.5 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Spencerville

### Adjacent townships

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* Concord Township (north)
* Newville Township (east)
* Scipio Township, Allen County (southeast)
* Springfield Township, Allen County (south)
* Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (southwest)
* Jackson Township (west)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 1
* Indiana State Road 101

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Riverside and White City.

## References

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Spencer Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Auburn

Cities|

* Auburn
* Butler
* Garrett

Map of Indiana highlighting DeKalb County

Towns|

* Altona
* Ashley‡
* Corunna
* Hamilton‡
* Saint Joe
* Waterloo

Townships|

* Butler
* Concord
* Fairfield
* Franklin
* Grant
* Jackson
* Keyser
* Newville
* Richland
* Smithfield
* Spencer
* Stafford
* Troy
* Union
* Wilmington

CDP|

* Spencerville

Other
communities|

* Auburn Junction
* Butler Center
* Cedar
* Concord
* Fairfield Center
* Hopewell
* Moore
* Newville
* Orangeville
* Saint Johns
* Sedan
* Summit

Footnotes|

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

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