Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Henry Township is one of thirteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Henry County
Henry County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA
United States
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. As of 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 23,859.

Geography

Henry Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.26 square mile (0.6733969086 km²) or 0.7 percent is water. The streams of Baker Branch, Boulder Run, Castle Run, Dark Run, Elliott Cemetery Run, Elliott Run, Grove Run, Hillcrest Brook, Little Blue River, Memorial Creek, Mound Run, Penns Run, Pink Creek, Saint Creek, Saint Johns Drain, Sky Run, Sugar Drain, Suncrest Brook, West Leg Westwood Run, Westwood Run and Wood Brook run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Belmont
  • Van Nuys
    Van Nuys, Indiana
    Van Nuys is an unincorporated community in Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana and the site of the Indiana Village for Epileptics.-Geography:Van Nuys is located at ....

  • Westwood

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

Adjacent townships

  • Prairie Township
    Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Prairie Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 3,317.-Geography:Prairie Township covers an area of ; of this, or 2.13 percent is water...

     (north)
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,441.-Geography:Liberty Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.05 percent is water...

     (east)
  • Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,177.-Geography:Franklin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.11 percent is water...

     (south)
  • Spiceland Township
    Spiceland Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Spiceland Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,200.-Geography:Spiceland Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.22 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Ogden...

     (southwest)
  • Greensboro Township
    Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Greensboro Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,575.-Geography:Greensboro Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.11 percent is water...

     (west)
  • Harrison Township
    Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,485.-Geography:Harrison Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.08 percent is water...

     (west)
  • Jefferson Township
    Jefferson Township, Henry County, Indiana
    Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,480.-Geography:Jefferson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water...

     (northwest)

Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 3
    Indiana State Road 3
    State Road 3 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a discontinuous state road running through east central Indiana from near the Michigan state line to near the Ohio River...

  • Indiana State Road 38
    Indiana State Road 38
    State Road 38 in the U.S. State of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.-Route description:State Road 38 begins in Lafayette with State Road 25 and U.S. Route 52. There is an interchange with Interstate 65 at exit 168. It proceeds east-southeast...

  • Indiana State Road 103
    Indiana State Road 103
    State Road 103 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a north–south route in Henry County.-Route description:State Road 103 nearly parallels its parent route, State Road 3, between U.S. Route 36 east of Mount Summit and U.S. Route 40 in Lewisville. It runs through downtown New Castle and past the...


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