York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:York 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:18.59
Area Land Sq Mi:18.59
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1148
Population Density Sq Mi:65.7
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:265
Elevation Ft:869
Coordinates:39.1875°N -84.9547°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-85958[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:454067

York Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,221 and it contained 471 housing units.[4]

History

York Township was founded in 1841.[5] A majority of the early settlers being natives of New York caused the name to be selected.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, West Fork.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: York 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 . . 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. Book: History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions . Unigraphic . Shaw, Archibald . 1915 . 226.
  6. Book: History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlements. 1885. Whipporwill Publications. 572.

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