Elmore Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,120 and it contained 462 housing units.[3]
Elmore Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Elmore Township in Daviess County | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′44″N 87°04′17″W / 38.86222°N 87.07139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Daviess |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
| • Land | 34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,120 |
| • Density | 312.0/sq mi (120.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-20962[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453277 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,968 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,706 | 37.5% | |
| 1910 | 2,268 | −16.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,995 | −12.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,800 | −9.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,721 | −4.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,608 | −6.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,504 | −6.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,515 | 0.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,376 | −9.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,305 | −5.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,235 | −5.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,113 | −9.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,120 | 0.6% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History
editElmore Township was organized on 13 August 1821 from the northern part of Bogard Township. It was named for the Elmore family; although they were not the first settlers (they arrived in 1818, two years after the first settlement), they owned land near the township's voting location. The township's population fluctuated greatly in its early years; many individuals built boats and floated down the White River, while large numbers of people from other states settled in the township. Perhaps the most significant growth occurred in 1825, when at least five Tennessee families and at least one family from Kentucky settled in the township.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.33 square miles (91.5 km2), of which 34.98 square miles (90.6 km2) (or 99.00%) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2) (or 1.00%) is water.[6] Indian Pond is in this township.
Cities and towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Cass Township, Greene County (northeast)
- Madison Township (east)
- Van Buren Township (southeast)
- Bogard Township (south)
- Steele Township (southwest)
- Vigo Township, Knox County (west)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains three cemeteries: Fairview and Ketchem.
References
edit- "Elmore Township, Daviess 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elmore township, Daviess County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 276-277.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2024.