Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Carrollton Township
Township

Cornfield southeast of Sharon

Location of Carrollton Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°33′36″N 86°25′12″W / 40.56000°N 86.42000°W / 40.56000; -86.42000Coordinates: 40°33′36″N 86°25′12″W / 40.56000°N 86.42000°W / 40.56000; -86.42000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 29.59 sq mi (76.6 km2)
  Land 29.58 sq mi (76.6 km2)
  Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1] 725 ft (221 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 598
  Density 20.2/sq mi (7.8/km2)
FIPS code 18-10540[2]
GNIS feature ID 453160

Carrollton Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 598 and it contained 244 housing units.[3]

History

Carrollton Township was organized in 1835.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.59 square miles (76.6 km2), of which 29.58 square miles (76.6 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 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.
  4. Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 81.

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