Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Haddon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Sullivan County
Coordinates: 38°57′44″N 87°24′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Sullivan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	71.62 sq mi (185.51 km2)
• Land	71.35 sq mi (184.8 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.38%
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,977
• Density	55.7/sq mi (21.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47561, 47838, 47865, 47882
GNIS feature ID	0453360

Haddon Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,977.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Haddon Township covers an area of 71.62 square miles (185.5 km²); of this, 71.35 square miles (184.8 km²) (99.62 percent) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) (0.38 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Carlisle

Unincorporated towns

• Paxton at 39.0211543°N 87.3886297°W / 39.0211543; -87.3886297

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

Adjacent townships

• Hamilton Township (north)
• Cass Township (northeast)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Widner Township, Knox County (southeast)
• Busseron Township, Knox County (southwest)
• Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Illinois (west)
• Gill Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty cemeteries: Benefiel, Booker, Boone, Dooley, Engle, Haddon, Harper, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Land, Ledgerwood, Lewis, McCammon, Old Town, Providence, Purcell, Skidmore, Snyder, Trimble, Vester and Walters.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41

School districts

• Southwest School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 45
• State Senate District 39

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana