Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Carrollton Township | |
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 Cornfield southeast of Sharon | |
 Location of Carrollton Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′36″N 86°25′12″W / 40.56000°N 86.42000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.59 sq mi (76.6 km2) |
| • Land | 29.58 sq mi (76.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 651 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-10540[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453160 |
Carrollton Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 651 (up from 598 at 2010[4]) and it contained 240 housing units.
History
[edit]Carrollton Township was organized in 1835.[5]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.59 square miles (76.6 km2), of which 29.58 square miles (76.6 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Washington Township (north)
- Deer Creek Township, Cass County (northeast)
- Ervin Township, Howard County (east)
- Burlington Township (south)
- Jackson Township (west)
- Monroe Township (west)
Major highways
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References
[edit]- "Carrollton Township, Carroll 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.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 81.
External links
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