Sparta Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Sparta Township in Dearborn County |
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Coordinates: 39°04′58″N 85°03′35″W / 39.08278°N 85.05972°WCoordinates: 39°04′58″N 85°03′35″W / 39.08278°N 85.05972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dearborn |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.46 sq mi (76.3 km2) |
• Land | 29.44 sq mi (76.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,894 |
• Density | 98.3/sq mi (38.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-71738 |
GNIS feature ID | 453857 |
Sparta Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,894 and it contained 1,144 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.46 square miles (76.3 km2), of which 29.44 square miles (76.2 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains fifteen cemeteries: Beatty, Bedunnah, Churchill, Concord, Eden, Forest Hill, Heaton, McKinstry, Olcott, Record, Todd, Transier, Turner, Union and Whiteford.