en Steele Township, Daviess County, Indiana

Steele Township
Steele Township
Township
	Location of Steele Township in Daviess County
	Coordinates: 38°46′27″N 87°11′05″W / 38.77417°N 87.18472°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Daviess
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.39 sq mi (112.4 km2)
• Land	42.76 sq mi (110.7 km2)
• Water	0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	910
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
FIPS code	18-72890
GNIS feature ID	453871

Steele Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 910 (up from 903 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 402 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,599	—
1900	1,992	24.6%
1910	1,852	−7.0%
1920	1,654	−10.7%
1930	1,527	−7.7%
1940	1,428	−6.5%
1950	1,206	−15.5%
1960	1,125	−6.7%
1970	988	−12.2%
1980	981	−0.7%
1990	895	−8.8%
2000	930	3.9%
2010	903	−2.9%
2020	910	0.8%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Steele Township was organized in 1835 out of what had been northern Washington Township. It was settled later than most other Daviess County townships—the earliest settlers in the county were primarily hillfolk from Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Carolinas; they were unfamiliar with the bottomland prevalent in the township, and folklore of the day held that malaria was far more prevalent in lowlands. The first settlement was made around 1820; in the township's earliest years, it was isolated by poor transportation, but the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal led to an economic boom for a short time, before the canal was abandoned.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.39 square miles (112.4 km²), of which 42.76 square miles (110.7 km²) (or 98.55%) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.45%) is water.^[3] Melton Pond is in this township.

Cities and towns

Plainville

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

SR 57
SR 358

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Plainville.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 278–279.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[census-3] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

[4] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[5] "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

[6] Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 278–279.

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Steele Township, Daviess County, Indiana