Elmore Township, Daviess County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Elmore Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Daviess
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:35.33
Area Land Sq Mi:34.98
Area Water Sq Mi:0.35
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1120
Population Density Sq Mi:312.0
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:150
Elevation Ft:492
Coordinates:38.8622°N -87.0714°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-20962[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453277

Elmore Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,120 and it contained 462 housing units.[3]

History

Elmore Township was organized on 13 August 1821 from the northern part of Bogard Township. It was named for the Elmore family; although they were not the first settlers (they arrived in 1818, two years after the first settlement), they owned land near the township's voting location. The township's population fluctuated greatly in its early years; many individuals built boats and floated down the White River, while large numbers of people from other states settled in the township. Perhaps the most significant growth occurred in 1825, when at least five Tennessee families and at least one family from Kentucky settled in the township.[4]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.00%) is land and 0.35sqmi (or 1.00%) is water.[5] Indian Pond is in this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Fairview and Ketchem.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elmore township, Daviess County, Indiana . . February 16, 2024.
  4. Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 276-277.
  5. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. February 16, 2024.

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