Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana
Hanover Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°23′25″N 87°28′42″W / 41.39028°N 87.47833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Lake |
| founded | 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.67 sq mi (76.8 km2) |
| • Land | 28.77 sq mi (74.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,214 |
| • Density | 432.6/sq mi (167.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-31252[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453371 |
Hanover Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,443 and it contained 4,861 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 985 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,185 | 20.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,029 | −13.2% | |
| 1920 | 955 | −7.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,074 | 12.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,783 | 66.0% | |
| 1950 | 3,286 | 84.3% | |
| 1960 | 5,513 | 67.8% | |
| 1970 | 6,515 | 18.2% | |
| 1980 | 7,101 | 9.0% | |
| 1990 | 7,365 | 3.7% | |
| 2000 | 8,692 | 18.0% | |
| 2010 | 12,443 | 43.2% | |
| 2020 | 18,214 | 46.4% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Hanover Township was established in 1853.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.67 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 28.77 square miles (74.5 km2) (or 96.97%) is land and 0.91 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 3.07%) is water.[4]
Education
[edit]Hanover Township is served by the Hanover Community School Corporation which includes Hanover Central Junior-Senior High School.
Notable places
[edit]The Shrine of Christ's Passion, opened in 2008, in the town of St. John, is within the township.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 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.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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