Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Hamblen Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:64.92
Area Land Sq Mi:63.97
Area Water Sq Mi:0.95
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4470
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:256
Elevation Ft:840
Coordinates:39.2828°N -86.1594°W
Area Code:812 & 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-30528[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453363

Hamblen Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,470 (up from 4,336 at 2010[4]) and it contained 2,641 housing units.[5]

History

Hamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.54%) is land and (or 1.46%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.

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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: [{{GNIS3|453363}} Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana ]. . . March 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place  - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203257/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18013 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-10 . data.census.gov.
  6. Book: Blanchard, Charles. Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. 1884. F.A. Battey & Company. 741.

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