Middle Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Middle Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,170.^[2]

Middle Township
Township
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°51′54″N 86°28′10″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	31.11 sq mi (80.56 km2)
• Land	31.09 sq mi (80.53 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	942 ft (287 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	6,875
• Density	198.5/sq mi (76.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453622

History

Middle Township was organized in 1833.^[3]

Geography

Middle Township covers an area of 31.11 square miles (80.6 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Brownsburg (west edge)
• Pittsboro

Unincorporated towns

• Maplewood
• Tilden

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

Adjacent townships

• Harrison Township, Boone County (north)
• Perry Township, Boone County (northeast)
• Brown Township (east)
• Lincoln Township (southeast)
• Washington Township (southeast)
• Center Township (southwest)
• Union Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Hughes, Long, Roberts, Saint Malachy West, Weaver and White Lick Baptist.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136

Education

It is in the North West Hendricks School Corporation.^[4]