Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°59′25″N 85°15′25″W / 39.99028°N 85.25694°W / 39.99028; -85.25694 (2020)[1]
Blue River Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,224 and it contained 500 housing units.[2]
Blue River Township was organized in 1848.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.05 square miles (57.1 km2), of which 21.98 square miles (56.9 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[2] The streams of Number Four Arm and Wilbur Wright Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
- Mooreland
Unincorporated towns
- Messick
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Stoney Creek Township (north)
- Union Township, Randolph County (northeast)
- Dalton Township, Wayne County (east)
- Liberty Township (south)
- Prairie Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Bales.
Major highways
U.S. Route 36
References
- "Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 890.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
