Guilford Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Hendricks County |
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Coordinates: 39°40′28″N 86°22′56″W / 39.67444°N 86.38222°WCoordinates: 39°40′28″N 86°22′56″W / 39.67444°N 86.38222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hendricks |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.93 sq mi (93.06 km2) |
• Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) 0.37% |
Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 27,844 |
• Density | 777.8/sq mi (300.3/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453358 |
Guilford Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,844.
The Joel Jessup Farm, Noah and Hannah Hadley Kellum House, Kellum-Jessup-Chandler Farm, and Sugar Grove Meetinghouse and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Guilford Township covers an area of 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2); of this, 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) or 0.37 percent is water. The streams of Black Creek, Clarks Creek, Guilford Branch, Hendricks Creek, Leg Creek, Middle Creek, Moore Creek, Penns Run, Rail Run, Rock Creek, Rogers Creek and West Fork Hendricks Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains seven cemeteries: Fairfield Friends, Indiana Boys School, Lick Branch, Maple Hill, Ramsey, Sugar Grove and White Lick Friends.