Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°16′58″N 86°09′34″W / 39.28278°N 86.15944°W / 39.28278; -86.15944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBrownGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total64.92 sq mi (168.1 km²) • Land63.97 sq mi (165.7 km²) • Water0.95 sq mi (2.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

840 ft (256 m)Population

(2020)

• Total4,470 • Density69/sq mi (27/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)812 & 930FIPS code18-30528^[2]GNIS feature ID453363

Hamblen Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,470 (up from 4,336 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 2,641 housing units.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,959	—
1900	1,923	−1.8%
1910	1,524	−20.7%
1920	1,331	−12.7%
1930	932	−30.0%
1940	1,184	27.0%
1950	1,228	3.7%
1960	1,398	13.8%
1970	2,007	43.6%
1980	3,365	67.7%
1990	4,032	19.8%
2000	4,591	13.9%
2010	4,336	−5.6%
2020	4,470	3.1%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

History

Hamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler.^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.92 square miles (168.1 km²), of which 63.97 square miles (165.7 km²) (or 98.54%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km²) (or 1.46%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (census-designated place)
Gatesville
Peoga (partial)
Spearsville
Sprunica, Indiana
Taggart

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

Adjacent townships

Jackson (west)
Washington (southwest)
Camp Atterbury (east)
Hensley Township, Johnson County (north)
Nineveh Township, Johnson County (northeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.

References

"Hamblen Township, Brown 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

^ "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.
^ "Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ ^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 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 741.