Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Eel River Township
Eel River Township
Township
	Location in Hendricks County
	Coordinates: 39°52′19″N 86°37′50″W / 39.87194°N 86.63056°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.54 sq mi (110.18 km2)
• Land	42.54 sq mi (110.18 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,707
• Density	39.1/sq mi (15.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453274

Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.^[2]

History

Eel River Township was organized in about 1828.^[3]

Geography

Eel River Township covers an area of 42.54 square miles (110.2 km²). The streams of East Fork Big Walnut Creek, Hunt Creek, Middle Fork Big Walnut Creek and Ramp Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

Jamestown (south edge)
North Salem

Adjacent townships

Jackson Township, Boone County (north)
Union Township (east)
Center Township (southeast)
Marion Township (south)
Jackson Township, Putnam County (southwest)
Clark Township, Montgomery County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains sixteen cemeteries: Adams, Campbell, Devenport, Fairview, Fleece, Fullen, Gossett, Hypes, Kidd Farm, North Salem Baptist, Page, Pennington, Richardson, Roundtown, Trotter and Zimmerman.