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Kelso Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,341 and it contained 919 housing units.[3]
Kelso Township | |
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Township | |
 Location of Kelso Township in Dearborn County | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′20″N 84°58′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Dearborn |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.65 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| • Land | 25.62 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,341 |
| • Density | 91.4/sq mi (35.3/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-39330[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453523 |
History
Kelso Township is one of the original townships of Dearborn County that also included what is now Jackson Township. Kelso Township was organized in the November 1826 session of the County Supervisors.[4] Kelso Township was named for John Kelso, an Irish immigrant and pioneer settler.[5]
In 1832 Jackson Township was created from the western portion of Kelso Township.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.65 square miles (66.4 km2), of which 25.62 square miles (66.4 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[3]
Town
- Saint Leon
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways
Interstate 74
Indiana State Road 1
Indiana State Road 46
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Colwell-Huber-Briggs, Saint John's and Saint Pauls. [7] [8]
References
- "Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 18. At this point I do not know how to reconcile this with the fact Dearborn County was organized in 1803.
- Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp. 181.
- D.J. Lake and B.N. Griffing, Atlas of Dearborn County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing & Stevenson, 1875; reprint, Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, Inc., 1977), p. 16.
- https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/85453/colwell-huber-briggs-cemetery
- https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2301127/saint-johns-church-cemetery
External links
Places adjacent to Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana | |
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Municipalities and communities of Dearborn County, Indiana, United States | ||
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County seat: Lawrenceburg | ||
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