York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
York Township | |
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![]() Location of York Township in Dearborn County | |
Coordinates: 39°11′15″N 84°57′17″W / 39.18750°N 84.95472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dearborn |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 18.59 sq mi (48.1 km2) |
• Land | 18.59 sq mi (48.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,148 |
• Density | 65.7/sq mi (25.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-85958[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 454067 |
York Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,221 and it contained 471 housing units.[4]
History
[edit]York Township was founded in 1841.[5] A majority of the early settlers being natives of New York caused the name to be selected.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.59 square miles (48.1 km2), all land.[4]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Major highways
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains one cemetery, West Fork.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 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.
- ^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp. 226.
- ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlements. Whipporwill Publications. 1885. p. 572.
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