Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°06′47″N 87°23′38″W / 39.11306°N 87.39389°W / 39.11306; -87.39389Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountySullivanGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total60.91 sq mi (157.8 km²) • Land59.58 sq mi (154.3 km²) • Water1.33 sq mi (3.4 km²) 2.18%Elevation

512 ft (156 m)Population

(2020)

• Total7,143 • Density120/sq mi (45/km²)ZIP codes

47879, 47882

GNIS feature ID453366

Hamilton Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,143 and it contained 3,404 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	4,241	—
1900	5,480	29.2%
1910	7,206	31.5%
1920	7,182	−0.3%
1930	7,824	8.9%
1940	7,258	−7.2%
1950	7,313	0.8%
1960	6,884	−5.9%
1970	6,555	−4.8%
1980	6,945	5.9%
1990	6,899	−0.7%
2000	7,083	2.7%
2010	6,869	−3.0%
2020	7,143	4.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.91 square miles (157.8 km²), of which 59.58 square miles (154.3 km²) (or 97.82%) is land and 1.33 square miles (3.4 km²) (or 2.18%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Sullivan (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

Benefiel Corner at 39°07′42″N 87°24′32″W / 39.128375°N 87.408908°W / 39.128375; -87.408908
Glendora at 39°07′41″N 87°21′46″W / 39.128098°N 87.362796°W / 39.128098; -87.362796
Jackson Hill at 39°10′06″N 87°21′43″W / 39.168375°N 87.361963°W / 39.168375; -87.361963
Massacre at 39°09′21″N 87°24′27″W / 39.155875°N 87.407519°W / 39.155875; -87.407519

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Curry Township (north)
Jackson Township (northeast)
Cass Township (east)
Haddon Township (south)
Gill Township (southwest)
Turman Township (west)
Fairbanks Township (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 41
State Road 54

Airports and landing strips

Sullivan County Airport

Landmarks

Sullivan County Park

School districts

Southwest School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 45
State Senate District 39

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.