Needham Township, Johnson County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Needham Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Johnson
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:35.03
Area Land Sq Mi:35.01
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7573
Population Density Sq Mi:186
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:220
Elevation Ft:722
Coordinates:39.4872°N -85.9994°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-52164[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453658

Needham Township was one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,511 and it contained 2,613 housing units.[4]

As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").[5]

Needham Township was formed in 1881.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Needham Township, Johnson County, Indiana . . March 21, 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/20200212202538/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18081 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Web site: Doerflein. Leeann. February 5, 2022. Franklin, Union, Needham townships merged, ready to serve. February 7, 2022. Daily Journal.
  6. Book: Branigin, Elba L.. History of Johnson County, Indiana. 1913. B. F. Bowen & Company. 62.

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