Brandywine Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°43′34″N 85°46′30″W / 39.72611°N 85.77500°W / 39.72611; -85.77500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHancockGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total24.24 sq mi (62.8 km²) • Land24.23 sq mi (62.8 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.04%Elevation

860 ft (262 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total2,359 • Density98.7/sq mi (38.1/km²)GNIS feature ID0453133

Brandywine Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,392 and it contained 892 housing units.^[2]

History

Brandywine Township was organized in 1828.^[3] It was named from the Brandywine Creek.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.24 square miles (62.8 km²), of which 24.23 square miles (62.8 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[2] The streams of Maxwell Ditch and Wilson Ditch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Greenfield (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

Carrollton
Reedville Station

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

Adjacent townships

Center Township (north)
Blue River Township (east)
Hanover Township, Shelby County (southeast)
Van Buren Township, Shelby County (south)
Sugar Creek Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Little Sugar Creek.

Major highways

U.S. Route 52
Indiana State Road 9

Airports and landing strips

Osgood Field

References

"Brandywine Township, Hancock 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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Brandywine Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 513.
^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 77.