Brandywine Township, Hancock County, Indiana

Brandywine Township
Township

Location in Hancock County
Coordinates: 39°43′34″N 85°46′30″W / 39.72611°N 85.77500°W / 39.72611; -85.77500Coordinates: 39°43′34″N 85°46′30″W / 39.72611°N 85.77500°W / 39.72611; -85.77500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 24.24 sq mi (62.8 km2)
  Land 24.23 sq mi (62.8 km2)
  Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.04%
Elevation 860 ft (262 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 2,392
  Density 98.7/sq mi (38.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453133

Brandywine Township is one of nine townships in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,392 and it contained 892 housing units.[1]

History

Brandywine Township was organized in 1828.[2] It was named from the Brandywine Creek.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.24 square miles (62.8 km2), of which 24.23 square miles (62.8 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[1] The streams of Maxwell Ditch and Wilson Ditch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Little Sugar Creek.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. p. 513.
  3. Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. p. 77.

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