York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°11′15″N 84°57′17″W / 39.18750°N 84.95472°W / 39.18750; -84.95472[1]
(2020)[2]
York Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,221 and it contained 471 housing units.[4]
History
York Township was founded in 1841.[5] A majority of the early settlers being natives of New York caused the name to be selected.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.59 square miles (48.1 km2), all land.[4]
Unincorporated towns
- Guilford
- Yorkville
Major highways
Indiana State Road 1
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, West Fork.
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: York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 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.
- ^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp. 226.
- ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlements. Whipporwill Publications. 1885. p. 572.
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