Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Noble
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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)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|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
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18113
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204022/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18113
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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
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|accessdate=2013-05-10
}}) 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
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- 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.)
References
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
{{Noble County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Noble County, Indiana
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