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Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 86°22′56″W / 39.82972°N 86.38222°W / 39.82972; -86.38222
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Lincoln Township
Location in Hendricks County
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 86°22′56″W / 39.82972°N 86.38222°W / 39.82972; -86.38222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHendricks
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total23.91 sq mi (61.94 km2)
 • Land23.82 sq mi (61.7 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.39%
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 • Total34,773
 • Density1,203.4/sq mi (464.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453570

Lincoln Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 28,665.[2]

History

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Lincoln Township was organized in 1863.[3]

Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km2); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) or 0.39 percent is water. The streams of Bullard Creek, Hughes Branch and West Fork White Lick Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

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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 twelve cemeteries: Bell, Brown, Brownsburg, Greenlawn, Hoadley, Lingeman, McDaniels, Prebster, Saint Malachy East, Turpin, Walker and Ward (historical).

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

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  • Brownsburg Airport

Education

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Lincoln Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Brownsburg Public Library in Brownsburg.[4]

References

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  • "Lincoln Township, Hendricks 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. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lincoln Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 88.
  4. ^ "Using the library". Brownsburg Public Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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