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Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Brown

GNIS feature ID
  
453363

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:37 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-30528

Elevation
  
255 m

Population
  
4,336 (2010)

Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana

Weather
  
-7°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 66% Humidity

Area
  
168.1 km² (165.7 km² Land / 246 ha Water)

Hamblen Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,336 and it contained 2,713 housing units.

Contents

Map of Hamblen Township, IN, USA

History

Hamblen Township was named for Jesse Hamblen, a pioneer settler.

Geography

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.

Unincorporated towns

  • Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (census-designated place)
  • Gatesville
  • Spearsville
  • Taggart

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Jackson (west)
  • Washington (southwest)
  • Camp Atterbury (east)
  • Hensley Township, Johnson County (north)
  • Nineveh Township, Johnson County (northeast)

    • Cemeteries

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

    References

    Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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