Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Lincoln Township
Township
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 86°22′56″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.91 sq mi (61.94 km^2)
• Land	23.82 sq mi (61.7 km^2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km^2)  0.39%
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	34,773
• Density	1,203.4/sq mi (464.6/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0453570

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

Lincoln Township was organized in 1863.[3]

Geography

Lincoln Township covers an area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km^2); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 km^2) 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

• Brownsburg (southeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

• Clermont Heights

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

Adjacent townships

• Brown Township (north)
• Pike Township, Marion County (east)
• Wayne Township, Marion County (southeast)
• Washington Township (south)
• Middle Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• Indiana State Road 267

Airports and landing strips

• Brownsburg Airport

Education

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

References

• "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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