Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°54′17″N 85°44′45″W / 39.90472°N 85.74583°W / 39.90472; -85.74583CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHancockGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.36 sq mi (78.6 km²) • Land30.24 sq mi (78.3 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.40%Elevation

879 ft (268 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total1,635 • Density55/sq mi (21/km²)GNIS feature ID0453341

Green Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662 and it contained 663 housing units.^[2]

History

Green Township was organized in 1832.^[3] It was named for John Green, a pioneer settler.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.36 square miles (78.6 km²), of which 30.24 square miles (78.3 km²) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.40%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Eden
Milners Corner

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

Adjacent townships

Fall Creek Township, Madison County (north)
Brown Township (east)
Jackson Township (southeast)
Center Township (south)
Vernon Township (west)
Green Township, Madison County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Chappell, Cook, Olvey and Wynn.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 9
Indiana State Road 234

References

"Green 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: Green 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.
^ 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. 208.
^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 700.