Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana
Beaver Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,534 and it contained 681 housing units.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,052 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,600 | 52.1% | |
| 1910 | 1,524 | −4.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,687 | 10.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,563 | −7.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,693 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,726 | 1.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,923 | 11.4% | |
| 1970 | 1,831 | −4.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,863 | 1.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,547 | −17.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,667 | 7.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,573 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,534 | −2.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census | |||
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km), of which 40.88 square miles (105.9 km) (or 96.71%) is land and 1.39 square miles (3.6 km) (or 3.29%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Beaver City, Murphy, Bell, and Oakland.
Major highways
Lakes
- Cory Lake
- J C Murphy Lake
School districts
- North Newton School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 1st congressional district
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 6
References
- "Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Beaver Township
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |