Eagle Township, Boone County, Indiana

Eagle Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana.^[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,977 and it contained 8,231 housing units.^[4]

Eagle Township
Township
Salem United Methodist Church, located in a rural part of the township
Location of Eagle Township in Boone County
Coordinates: 39°57′27″N 86°17′44″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.73 sq mi (69.2 km2)
• Land	26.65 sq mi (69.0 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	928 ft (283 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	21,977
• Density	824.8/sq mi (318.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	18-19288[2]
GNIS feature ID	453269

History

Pryor Brock Farmstead, Maplelawn Farmstead, Traders Point Eagle Creek Rural Historic District, and Traders Point Hunt Rural Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5][6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.73 square miles (69.2 km²), of which 26.65 square miles (69.0 km²) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.34%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Zionsville
• Whitestown

Unincorporated towns or communities

• Eagle Village
• Royalton

Adjacent townships

• Perry (west)
• Union (north)
• Worth (northwest)
• Brown Township, Hendricks County (southwest)
• Clay Township, Hamilton County (east)
• Pike Township, Marion County (south)
• Washington Township, Hamilton County (northeast)

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• Interstate 465
• Interstate 865
• U.S. Route 421
• Indiana State Road 334

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Clarkstown, Cox, Jones, Lincoln Memory Gardens, Pitzer, Salem and Sheets.