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Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°57′34″N 87°27′24″W / 40.95944°N 87.45667°W / 40.95944; -87.45667
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Beaver Township
Location in Newton County
Location in Newton County
Coordinates: 40°57′34″N 87°27′24″W / 40.95944°N 87.45667°W / 40.95944; -87.45667
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyNewton
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total42.27 sq mi (109.5 km2)
 • Land40.88 sq mi (105.9 km2)
 • Water1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2)  3.29%
Elevation669 ft (204 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,534
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
47922, 47963
Area code219
GNIS feature ID453102

Beaver Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,534 and it contained 681 housing units.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,052
19001,60052.1%
19101,524−4.7%
19201,68710.7%
19301,563−7.4%
19401,6938.3%
19501,7261.9%
19601,92311.4%
19701,831−4.8%
19801,8631.7%
19901,547−17.0%
20001,6677.8%
20101,573−5.6%
20201,534−2.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km2), of which 40.88 square miles (105.9 km2) (or 96.71%) is land and 1.39 square miles (3.6 km2) (or 3.29%) is water.[4]

Cities, towns, villages

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Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Beaver City, Murphy, Bell, and Oakland.

Major highways

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Lakes

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  • Cory Lake
  • J C Murphy Lake

School districts

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  • North Newton School Corporation

Political districts

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References

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  • "Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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.
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