Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Kelso Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dearborn
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:25.65
Area Land Sq Mi:25.62
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2469
Population Density Sq Mi:91.4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:281
Elevation Ft:922
Coordinates:39.2556°N -84.9717°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-39330[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453523

Kelso Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 919 housing units.[4]

History

Kelso Township is one of the original townships of Dearborn County that also included what is now Jackson Township. Kelso Township was organized in the November 1826 session of the County Supervisors.[5] Kelso Township was named for John Kelso, an Irish immigrant and pioneer settler.[6]

In 1832 Jackson Township was created from the western portion of Kelso Township.[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.88%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.[4]

Town

Unincorporated towns

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

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana . . March 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212195849/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18029 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 18. At this point I do not know how to reconcile this with the fact Dearborn County was organized in 1803.
  6. Book: History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions . Unigraphic . Shaw, Archibald . 1915 . 181.
  7. D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 16.

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