Wilmington Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°23′57″N 84°54′28″W / 41.39917°N 84.90778°W / 41.39917; -84.90778[1]
(2020)[2]
Wilmington Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,995 (down from 4,128 at the 2010 census[4]) and it contained 1,600 housing units.
History
Wilmington Township was organized in 1837.[5][6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.98 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Butler
Unincorporated towns
- Moore
Adjacent townships
- Franklin Township (north)
- Troy Township (northeast)
- Stafford Township (east)
- Newville Township (southeast)
- Concord Township (south)
- Jackson Township (southwest)
- Grant Township (west)
- Union Township (west)
- Smithfield Township (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Kraft and Krontz.
References
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Wilmington Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 959.
- ^ History of Dekalb County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Co. 1914. pp. 143.
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