Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana

Beaver Township
Township
Location in Newton County
Coordinates: 40°57′34″N 87°27′24″W / 40.95944°N 87.45667°WCoordinates: 40°57′34″N 87°27′24″W / 40.95944°N 87.45667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.27 sq mi (109.5 km^2)
• Land	40.88 sq mi (105.9 km^2)
• Water	1.39 sq mi (3.6 km^2)  3.29%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,573
• Density	38.5/sq mi (14.9/km^2)
ZIP codes	47922, 47963
GNIS feature ID	0453102

Beaver Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,573 and it contained 726 housing units.^[1]

Geography

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Morocco

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41
• State Road 114

Lakes

• Cory Lake
• J C Murphy Lake

School districts

• North Newton School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 1st congressional district
• State House District 15
• State Senate District 6

References

• "Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Beaver Township