Hamblen Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,470 (up from 4,336 at 2010[4]) and it contained 2,641 housing units.[5]
Hamblen Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Hamblen Township in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′58″N 86°09′34″W / 39.28278°N 86.15944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Brown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.92 sq mi (168.1 km2) |
| • Land | 63.97 sq mi (165.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,470 |
| • Density | 69/sq mi (27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 812 & 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-30528[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453363 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,959 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,923 | −1.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,524 | −20.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,331 | −12.7% | |
| 1930 | 932 | −30.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,184 | 27.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,228 | 3.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,398 | 13.8% | |
| 1970 | 2,007 | 43.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,365 | 67.7% | |
| 1990 | 4,032 | 19.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,591 | 13.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,336 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 4,470 | 3.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[6] | |||
History
editHamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler.[7]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.92 square miles (168.1 km2), of which 63.97 square miles (165.7 km2) (or 98.54%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km2) (or 1.46%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
edit- Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (census-designated place)
- Gatesville
- Peoga (partial)
- Spearsville
- Sprunica, Indiana
- Taggart
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Jackson (west)
- Washington (southwest)
- Camp Atterbury (east)
- Hensley Township, Johnson County (north)
- Nineveh Township, Johnson County (northeast)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.
References
edit- "Hamblen Township, Brown 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.
- ^ "Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 741.
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