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Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°16′58″N 86°09′34″W / 39.28278°N 86.15944°W / 39.28278; -86.15944
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Hamblen Township
Township
Location of Hamblen Township in Brown County
Location of Hamblen Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°16′58″N 86°09′34″W / 39.28278°N 86.15944°W / 39.28278; -86.15944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total64.92 sq mi (168.1 km2)
 • Land63.97 sq mi (165.7 km2)
 • Water0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Elevation
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840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,470
 • Density69/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-30528[2]
GNIS feature ID453363

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]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,959—
19001,923−1.8%
19101,524−20.7%
19201,331−12.7%
1930932−30.0%
19401,18427.0%
19501,2283.7%
19601,39813.8%
19702,00743.6%
19803,36567.7%
19904,03219.8%
20004,59113.9%
20104,336−5.6%
20204,4703.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

History

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Hamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler.[7]

Geography

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According 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

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

Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.

References

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  • "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
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  7. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 741.
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