Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Beaver Township is one of ten townships
in Newton County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,667.
, Beaver Township covers an area of 42.29 square miles (109.5 km²); of this, 40.9 square miles (105.9 km²) (96.71 percent) is land and 1.39 square miles (3.6 km²) (3.29 percent) is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Newton County
Newton County, Indiana
Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 14,244. The county seat is Kentland.- History :...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,667.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Beaver Township covers an area of 42.29 square miles (109.5 km²); of this, 40.9 square miles (105.9 km²) (96.71 percent) is land and 1.39 square miles (3.6 km²) (3.29 percent) is water.
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Beaver City, Murphy, Bell, and Oakland.Major highways
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U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S... -
Indiana State Road 114Indiana State Road 114State Road 114 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of three discontinuous east–west routes, between the Illinois border and U.S. Route 421, State Road 17 and State Road 25, and State Road 14 and U.S. Route 24.- Western section :...
Political districts
- Indiana's 1st congressional districtIndiana's 1st congressional districtIndiana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district is based in Gary and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs. It consists of all of the counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, and part of Porter County in the northwestern part of the state...
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 6