Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Blue River Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hancock
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:29.83
Area Land Sq Mi:29.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.08
Area Water Percent:0.27
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1441
Population Density Sq Mi:47.6
Elevation M:277
Elevation Ft:909
Coordinates:39.7447°N -85.6781°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453117

Blue River Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,417 and it contained 542 housing units.[2]

History

Blue River was organized in 1828.[3] It was named from the Blue River, once an important waterway for mills.[4]

County Line Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.73%) is land and (or 0.27%) is water.[2] The streams of Dilly Creek and Nameless Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Gilboa, Haskett, and Westland Friends Church.

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana . . March 20, 2024.
    2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200928/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18059 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
    3. Book: History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . Wm. Mitchell Printing Company . Richman, George J. . 1916 . 490.
    4. Book: History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 . King & Binford . Binford, John H. . 1882 . 49–50.