Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°23′29″N 86°11′28″W / 39.39139°N 86.19111°W / 39.39139; -86.19111CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJohnsonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.92 sq mi (95.6 km²) • Land36.49 sq mi (94.5 km²) • Water0.43 sq mi (1.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

735 ft (224 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,771 • Density91.2/sq mi (35.2/km²)FIPS code18-33160^[3]GNIS feature ID453408

Hensley Township is one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,329 and it contained 1,341 housing units.^[4] Most of Trafalgar is in the northeast corner of the township.

Hensley Township was organized in 1827.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.92 square miles (95.6 km²), of which 36.49 square miles (94.5 km²) (or 98.84%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.16%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Banta, David Demaree (1881). A Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana. J.H. Beers & Company. pp. 73.