Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Dalton Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:15.79
Area Land Sq Mi:15.75
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Area Water Percent:0.25
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:633
Population Density Sq Mi:35.9
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:360
Elevation Ft:1181
Coordinates:39.9778°N -85.1592°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453252

Dalton Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 566 and it contained 239 housing units.[3]

History

Dalton Township was organized in 1847.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.75%) is land and (or 0.25%) is water.[3] The streams of Corey Run, Flight Run, Franklin Run, Little Creek, Little Four Mile Creek, Mono Run, Propeller Run, Show Run, Single Run, West River and Wing Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18177 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  4. Book: History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time . R. Clarke & Company . Young, Andrew White . 1872 . 204.

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