Delaware Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°10′50″N 85°14′52″W / 39.18056°N 85.24778°W / 39.18056; -85.24778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.27 sq mi (86.2 km2) |
| • Land | 33.21 sq mi (86.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,513 |
| • Density | 45.56/sq mi (17.59/km2) |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-17524[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453262 |
Delaware Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,513 (up from 1,437 at 2010[3]) and it contained 606 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,214 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,214 | 0.0% | |
| 1910 | 1,095 | −9.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,001 | −8.6% | |
| 1930 | 925 | −7.6% | |
| 1940 | 959 | 3.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,057 | 10.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,009 | −4.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,027 | 1.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,181 | 15.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,250 | 5.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,298 | 3.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,437 | 10.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,513 | 5.3% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.27 square miles (86.2 km2), of which 33.21 square miles (86.0 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
Education
Delaware Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Osgood Public Library Central Library in Osgood, or its branch in Milan.[6]
References
- "Township of Delaware". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- "Library services". Osgood Public Library. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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