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Delaware Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°57′25″N 86°01′37″W / 39.95694°N 86.02694°W / 39.95694; -86.02694CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHamiltonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total15.66 sq mi (40.6 km²) • Land15.22 sq mi (39.4 km²) • Water0.44 sq mi (1.1 km²) 2.81%Elevation

817 ft (249 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total34,723 • Density2,011.7/sq mi (776.7/km²)GNIS feature ID0453261

Delaware Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 30,617 and it contained 13,553 housing units.^[2] Records show the township to have had 43,352 residents in 2007.

History

Delaware Township was organized in 1823.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 15.66 square miles (40.6 km²), of which 15.22 square miles (39.4 km²) (or 97.19%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 2.81%) is water.^[2] The streams of Weaver Creek, Home Run, Britton Branch, Shoemaker Ditch, Smock Creek, Light Branch, Delight Creek, Cheeney Creek, Hare Creek, Eller Run, Heath Ditch, and Behner Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

Noblesville (south edge of Noblesville)
Fishers (west half of Fishers)

Adjacent townships

Noblesville Township (north)
Fall Creek Township (east)
Lawrence Township, Marion County (south)
Washington Township, Marion County (southwest)
Clay Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Eller, Heady Lane, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, and Spannuth.

Major highways

Interstate 69
State Road 37

Airports and landing strips

Beaver Airstrip
Indianapolis Metropolitan Airfield

Education

Delaware Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville.^[4]

References

"Delaware Township, Hamilton 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: Delaware Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 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.
^ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 160.
^ "How do I get a library card?". Hamilton East Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.