Delaware Township, Delaware County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°16′09″N 85°16′21″W / 40.26917°N 85.27250°W / 40.26917; -85.27250
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Delaware Township
FIPS code
18-17470[3]
GNIS feature ID453260

Delaware Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 3,481 and it contained 1,591 housing units.[1]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 29.54 square miles (76.5 km2), of which 29.3 square miles (76 km2) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2) (or 0.85%) is water.[1]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Black, Godlove, Strong and Union.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,579—
19003,203102.8%
19102,354−26.5%
19202,321−1.4%
19302,3913.0%
19402,64210.5%
19502,96012.0%
19603,59621.5%
19704,20116.8%
19804,2671.6%
19903,781−11.4%
20003,7970.4%
20103,603−5.1%
20203,481−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

2020 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 1,591 households, of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 30.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 15.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 3.3% were non-families. 45.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.86.

26.8% of the population had never been married. 52.6% of residents were

widowed, 10.6% were divorced
, and 2.3% were separated.

The median age in the township was 45.9. 5.9% of residents were under the age of 5; 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 78.3% were age 18 or older; and 22.7% were age 65 or older. 11.2% of the population were

veterans
.

The most common language spoken at home was

Spanish at home. 0.9% of the population were foreign born
.

The median household income in Delaware Township was $51,714, 7.9% lower than the median average for the state of

graduate or professional
degree. 6.4% had no degree. 53.5% of Delaware Township residents were employed, working a mean of 38.7 hours per week. 155 housing units were vacant at a density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km2).

See also

References

  • "Delaware Township, Delaware 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. ^ a b c d "Delaware township, Delaware County, Indiana - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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