Hamblen Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′58″N 86°09′34″W / 39.28278°N 86.15944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 64.92 sq mi (168.1 km2) |
• Land | 63.97 sq mi (165.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 4,470 |
• Density | 69/sq mi (27/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
Area code(s) | 812 & 930 |
FIPS code | 18-30528 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453363 |
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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] |
Hamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler. [7]
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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.