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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,052 | — | |
1900 | 1,600 | 52.1% | |
1910 | 1,524 | −4.7% | |
1920 | 1,687 | 10.7% | |
1930 | 1,563 | −7.4% | |
1940 | 1,693 | 8.3% | |
1950 | 1,726 | 1.9% | |
1960 | 1,923 | 11.4% | |
1970 | 1,831 | −4.8% | |
1980 | 1,863 | 1.7% | |
1990 | 1,547 | −17.0% | |
2000 | 1,667 | 7.8% | |
2010 | 1,573 | −5.6% | |
2020 | 1,534 | −2.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
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.[4]
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Beaver City, Murphy, Bell, and Oakland.
Major highways
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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.