Hanover Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,592 (up from 5,366 at 2010) and it contained 2,030 housing units.
History Thomas A. Hendricks Library on the campus of Hanover College was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.84%) is land and (or 1.16%) is water. The streams of Chain Mill Creek and Happy Valley Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns Hanover
Unincorporated towns Hanover Beach
Extinct towns Antioch Grange
Adjacent townships Madison Township (northeast) Saluda Township (south) Republican Township (west)
Cemeteries The township contains four cemeteries: Carmel, Greenbriar, Hanover and Old Bethel.
Major highways Indiana State Road 56 Indiana State Road 62 Indiana State Road 256 Indiana State Road 356
Education The school district is Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools. - Text list The comprehensive high school is Southwestern High School.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana