Elmore Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Elmore Township is one of ten townships
in Daviess County, Indiana
, USA. At the 2000 census
, its population was 1,235.
, while large numbers of people from other states settled in the township. Perhaps the most significant growth occurred in 1825, when at least five Tennessee
families and at least one family from Kentucky
settled in the township.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...
, USA. At the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,235.
History
Elmore Township was organized on 13 August 1821 from the northern part of Bogard Township. It was named for the Elmore family; although they were not the first settlers (they arrived in 1818, two years after the first settlement), they owned land near the township's voting location. The township's population fluctuated greatly in its early years; many individuals built boats and floated down the White RiverWhite River (Indiana)
The White River is a two-forked river that flows through central and southern Indiana and is the main tributary to the Wabash River. Via the west fork, considered to be the main stem of the river by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the White River is long.-West Fork:The West Fork, long, is...
, while large numbers of people from other states settled in the township. Perhaps the most significant growth occurred in 1825, when at least five Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
families and at least one family from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
settled in the township.
Geography
Elmore Township covers an area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km²); 0.35 square mile (0.9064958385 km²) (0.99 percent) of this is water. Indian Pond is in this township.Adjacent townships
- Cass Township, Greene CountyCass Township, Greene County, IndianaCass Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 392.-Geography:Cass Township covers an area of ; of this, or 2.71 percent is water...
(northeast) - Madison TownshipMadison Township, Daviess County, IndianaMadison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,793.-History:Madison Township was organized in 1823 and given the name of "Wallace Township". It had first been settled about two years before; the first pioneer was Baldwin Howard,...
(east) - Van Buren TownshipVan Buren Township, Daviess County, IndianaVan Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.-History:Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents...
(southeast) - Bogard TownshipBogard Township, Daviess County, IndianaBogard Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,189.-History:Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North Carolina native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased of land in the following...
(south) - Steele TownshipSteele Township, Daviess County, IndianaSteele Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 930.-History:Steele Township was organized in 1835 out of what had been northern Washington Township...
(southwest) - Vigo Township, Knox CountyVigo Township, Knox County, IndianaVigo Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,798.-External links:* *...
(west)