Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Dalton Township
Township

Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°58′40″N 85°09′33″W / 39.97778°N 85.15917°W / 39.97778; -85.15917Coordinates: 39°58′40″N 85°09′33″W / 39.97778°N 85.15917°W / 39.97778; -85.15917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 15.79 sq mi (40.9 km2)
 • Land 15.75 sq mi (40.8 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.25%
Elevation 1,155 ft (352 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 566
 • Density 35.9/sq mi (13.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID 453252

Dalton Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 566 and it contained 239 housing units.[1]

History

Dalton Township was organized in 1847.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 15.79 square miles (40.9 km2), of which 15.75 square miles (40.8 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.[1] The streams of Corey Run, Flight Run, Franklin Run, Little Creek, Little Four Mile Creek, Mono Run, Propeller Run, Show Run, Single Run, West River and Wing Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

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. ↑ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 204.

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