Hanover Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°40′09″N 85°40′44″W / 39.66917°N 85.67889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Shelby |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 27.33 sq mi (70.8 km2) |
• Land | 27.21 sq mi (70.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,226 |
• Density | 83.9/sq mi (32.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-31270[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453372 |
Hanover Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,283 and it contained 962 housing units.[4]
Hanover Township was organized before 1840.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.33 square miles (70.8 km2), of which 27.21 square miles (70.5 km2) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.44%) is water.[4]