Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°57′44″N 87°24′02″W / 38.96222°N 87.40056°W / 38.96222; -87.40056Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountySullivanGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total71.47 sq mi (185.1 km²) • Land71.22 sq mi (184.5 km²) • Water0.25 sq mi (0.6 km²) 0.35%Elevation

518 ft (158 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,762 • Density53/sq mi (20/km²)ZIP codes

47561, 47838, 47865, 47882

GNIS feature ID453360

Haddon Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,762 and it contained 780 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	3,005	—
1900	3,342	11.2%
1910	3,263	−2.4%
1920	3,412	4.6%
1930	2,974	−12.8%
1940	2,802	−5.8%
1950	2,416	−13.8%
1960	2,176	−9.9%
1970	1,972	−9.4%
1980	1,817	−7.9%
1990	1,780	−2.0%
2000	3,977	123.4%
2010	3,987	0.3%
2020	3,762	−5.6%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.47 square miles (185.1 km²), of which 71.22 square miles (184.5 km²) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²) (or 0.35%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Carlisle

Unincorporated towns

Paxton at 39°01′16″N 87°23′19″W / 39.021154°N 87.38863°W / 39.021154; -87.38863

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Hamilton Township (north)
Cass Township (northeast)
Jefferson Township (east)
Widner Township, Knox County (southeast)
Busseron Township, Knox County (southwest)
Montgomery Township, Crawford County, Illinois (west)
Gill Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirty two cemeteries: Alsman, Arnett, Bethlehem, Benefiel, Booker, Boone, Boyle, Carlisle Old Town, Cartwright, Dooley, Duncan, Engle, Hackett, Haddon, Harper, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Land, Ledgerwood, Lewis, Loudermilk, McCammon, Mccammon #1, Neil Paxton, Providence, Purcell, Skidmore, Shepard, Snyder, Trimble, Vester, Wilson, and Walters.

Major highway

U.S. Route 41

School districts

Southwest School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 45
State Senate District 39

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.