Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Noble

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|area_total_sq_mi = 35.24

|area_land_sq_mi = 34.95

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.3

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Noble Township, Noble County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sparta_township,_Noble_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1811371756 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=Apr 2, 2024}}

|population_total = 2776

|population_density_sq_mi = 83.7

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|timezone_DST = EDT

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|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}

|elevation_m = 296

|elevation_ft = 971

|coordinates = {{coord|41|23|44|N|85|35|36|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

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|area_code = 260

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|blank_info = 18-71756{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

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Sparta Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,776 (down from 2,924 at 2010{{cite web

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

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}}) and it contained 1,128 housing units.

History

Stone's Trace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|35.24|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|34.95|sqmi}} (or 99.18%) is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi}} (or 0.85%) is water.

=Cities and towns=

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Indian Village at {{coord|41.3658806|-85.6394300|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Kimmell at {{coord|41.3953260|-85.5483164|scale:10000|display=inline}}

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

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