Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana

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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Wayne

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|area_total_sq_mi = 15.79

|area_land_sq_mi = 15.75

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.04

|area_water_percent = 0.25

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Dalton_township,_Wayne_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1817716714 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 24, 2024}}

|population_total = 633

|population_density_sq_mi = 35.9

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

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|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-05-09|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}

|elevation_m = 360

|elevation_ft = 1181

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|area_code = 765

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Dalton Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 566 and it contained 239 housing units.{{cite web

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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18177

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|archive-date=2020-02-12

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

|publisher=United States Census

|accessdate=2013-05-10

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History

Dalton Township was organized in 1847.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=R. Clarke & Company | author=Young, Andrew White | year=1872 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog/page/n248 204]}}

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|15.79|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|15.75|sqmi}} (or 99.75%) is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi}} (or 0.25%) is water. The streams of Corey Run, Flight Run, Franklin Run, Little Creek, Little Four Mile Creek, Mono Run, Propeller Run, Show Run, Single Run, West River and Wing Branch run through this township.

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Dalton at {{coord|39.9833800|-85.1813538|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Franklin at {{coord|39.9739356|-85.1910761|scale:10000|display=inline}}

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

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References

  • {{cite gnis|0453252|Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]