Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Eel River Township
Township

Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°52′19″N 86°37′50″W / 39.87194°N 86.63056°W / 39.87194; -86.63056Coordinates: 39°52′19″N 86°37′50″W / 39.87194°N 86.63056°W / 39.87194; -86.63056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hendricks
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 42.54 sq mi (110.18 km2)
 • Land 42.54 sq mi (110.18 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 919 ft (280 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,662
 • Density 39.1/sq mi (15.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453274

Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.[1]

History

Eel River Township was organized in about 1828.[2]

Geography

Eel River Township covers an area of 42.54 square miles (110.2 km2). The streams of East Fork Big Walnut Creek, Hunt Creek, Middle Fork Big Walnut Creek and Ramp Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Adams, Campbell, Devenport, Fairview, Fleece, Fullen, Gossett, Hypes, Kidd Farm, North Salem Baptist, Page, Pennington, Richardson, Roundtown, Trotter and Zimmerman.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Reynolds Landing Strip

References

  • "Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ↑ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 70.
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