Official Name: | Veale 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: | 29.67 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.11 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1130 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 130 |
Elevation Ft: | 427 |
Coordinates: | 38.5664°N -87.1844°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-78722[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453953 |
Veale Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,130 (up from 1,095 at 2010[3]) and it contained 449 housing units.[4]
Veale Township was organized on 12 May 1817 at the first meeting of the Daviess County Commissioners. and named for James Veale; one of the township's first residents, Veale had settled there in 1807 or 1808. In the county's early history, Veale Township was an industrial leader: within its boundaries were the first sawmill and the first distillery in Daviess County.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.11%) is land and (or 1.92%) is water.[3] Horseshoe Pond and Jackson Pond are in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains one cemetery, Bethel.