Delaware Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°10′50″N 85°14′52″W / 39.18056°N 85.24778°W / 39.18056; -85.24778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRipleyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total33.27 sq mi (86.2 km²) • Land33.21 sq mi (86.0 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

928 ft (283 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,513 • Density45/sq mi (18/km²)Area code812FIPS code18-17524^[2]GNIS feature ID453262

Delaware Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,513 (up from 1,437 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 606 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,214	—
1900	1,214	0.0%
1910	1,095	−9.8%
1920	1,001	−8.6%
1930	925	−7.6%
1940	959	3.7%
1950	1,057	10.2%
1960	1,009	−4.5%
1970	1,027	1.8%
1980	1,181	15.0%
1990	1,250	5.8%
2000	1,298	3.8%
2010	1,437	10.7%
2020	1,513	5.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.27 square miles (86.2 km²), of which 33.21 square miles (86.0 km²) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Education

Delaware Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Osgood Public Library Central Library in Osgood, or its branch in Milan.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Library services". Osgood Public Library. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.