Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana

Hanover Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,443 and it contained 4,861 housing units.[4]

Hanover Township
Coordinates: 41°23′25″N 87°28′42″W / 41.39028°N 87.47833°W / 41.39028; -87.47833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLake
founded1853
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total29.67 sq mi (76.8 km2)
 • Land28.77 sq mi (74.5 km2)
 • Water0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation728 ft (222 m)
Population
 • Total18,214
 • Density432.6/sq mi (167.0/km2)
FIPS code18-31252[3]
GNIS feature ID453371
Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890985
19001,18520.3%
19101,029−13.2%
1920955−7.2%
19301,07412.5%
19401,78366.0%
19503,28684.3%
19605,51367.8%
19706,51518.2%
19807,1019.0%
19907,3653.7%
20008,69218.0%
201012,44343.2%
202018,21446.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

Hanover Township was established in 1853.[6]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.67 square miles (76.8 km2), of which 28.77 square miles (74.5 km2) (or 96.97%) is land and 0.91 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 3.07%) is water.[4]

Education

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Hanover Township is served by the Hanover Community School Corporation which includes Hanover Central Junior-Senior High School.

Notable places

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The Shrine of Christ's Passion, opened in 2008, in the town of St. John, is within the township.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.