Burlington Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°28′10″N 86°25′15″W / 40.46944°N 86.42083°W / 40.46944; -86.42083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCarrollGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.17 sq mi (75.5 km²) • Land29.17 sq mi (75.5 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

791 ft (241 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,612 • Density55/sq mi (21/km²)FIPS code18-09262^[3]GNIS feature ID453146

Burlington Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,612 (down from 1,742 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 731 housing units.

History

Burlington Township was organized in 1832.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.17 square miles (75.5 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities and towns

Burlington

Unincorporated towns

Carrollton

Adjacent townships

Carrollton Township (north)
Ervin Township, Howard County (east)
Monroe Township, Howard County (east)
Warren Township, Clinton County (south)
Owen Township, Clinton County (southwest)
Democrat Township (west)
Monroe Township (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 22
Indiana State Road 29

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Asbury, Burlington and Hyde Park.

Education

Burlington Township residents may obtain a library card at the Burlington Community Library in Burlington.^[6]

References

"Burlington Township, Carroll 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.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Burlington Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 80.
^ "Libraries". Carroll County, IN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.