Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Lincoln Township
Township

Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 86°22′56″W / 39.82972°N 86.38222°W / 39.82972; -86.38222Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 86°22′56″W / 39.82972°N 86.38222°W / 39.82972; -86.38222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hendricks
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 23.91 sq mi (61.94 km2)
 • Land 23.82 sq mi (61.7 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.39%
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 28,665
 • Density 1,203.4/sq mi (464.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453570

Lincoln Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,665.[1]

History

Lincoln Township was organized in 1863.[2]

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km2); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) or 0.39 percent is water. The streams of Bullard Creek, Hughes Branch and West Fork White Lick Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

  • Clermont Heights

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains twelve cemeteries: Bell, Brown, Brownsburg, Greenlawn, Hoadley, Lingeman, McDaniels, Prebster, Saint Malachy East, Turpin, Walker and Ward (historical).

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Brownsburg Airport

Education

Lincoln Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownsburg Public Library in Brownsburg.[3]

References

  • "Lincoln 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. 88.
  3. ↑ "Using the library". Brownsburg Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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