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Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°28′03″N 86°31′32″W / 40.46750°N 86.52556°W / 40.46750; -86.52556
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Democrat Township
Township
Location of Democrat Township in Carroll County
Location of Democrat Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°28′03″N 86°31′32″W / 40.46750°N 86.52556°W / 40.46750; -86.52556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total29.72 sq mi (77.0 km2)
 • Land29.72 sq mi (77.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
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741 ft (226 m)
Population
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 • Total1,025
 • Density34/sq mi (13/km2)
FIPS code18-17686[3]
GNIS feature ID453263

Democrat Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,025 (up from 885 at 2010[4]) and it contained 353 housing units.

History

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Democrat Township was organized in 1835.[5]

Adams Mill and Adams Mill Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.72 square miles (77.0 km2), all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

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Major highways

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Education

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Democrat Township residents may obtain a library card at the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library in Flora.[7]

References

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  • "Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 83.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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