Hamblen Township  | |
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![]() Location of Hamblen Township in Brown County  | |
| 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  (2010)  | |
| • Total | 4,336 | 
| • Density | 67.8/sq mi (26.2/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 2010 census, its population was 4,336 and it contained 2,713 housing units.[4]
History
Hamblen Township was named for Job Hamblen, a pioneer settler.[5]
Geography
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]
Unincorporated towns
- Cordry Sweetwater Lakes (census-designated place)
 - Gatesville
 - Peoga (partial)
 - Spearsville
 - Sprunica, Indiana
 - Taggart
 
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Jackson (west)
 - Washington (southwest)
 - Camp Atterbury (east)
 - Hensley Township, Johnson County (north)
 - Nineveh Township, Johnson County (northeast)
 
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Anderson, Calvin, Duncan, Mount Moriah, Taylor and Zion Church.
References
- "Hamblen Township, Brown 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
 
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
 - ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
 - ↑ "Hamblen Township, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
 - 1 2 "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.
 - ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 741.
 
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