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Beaver Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,573 and it contained 726 housing units.[2]

Beaver Township
Township
Location in Newton County
Coordinates: 40°57′34″N 87°27′24″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.27 sq mi (109.5 km2)
• Land	40.88 sq mi (105.9 km2)
• Water	1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2)  3.29%
Elevation [1]	669 ft (204 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,573
• Density	38.5/sq mi (14.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	47922, 47963
Area code(s)	219
GNIS feature ID	453102

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.27 square miles (109.5 km²), of which 40.88 square miles (105.9 km²) (or 96.71%) is land and 1.39 square miles (3.6 km²) (or 3.29%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Morocco

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Beaver City, Murphy, Bell, and Oakland.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41
• State Road 114

Lakes

• Cory Lake
• J C Murphy Lake

School districts

• North Newton School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 1st congressional district
• State House District 15
• State Senate District 6

References

• "Beaver Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Beaver Township

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