Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
# Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Hanover Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,366 and it contained 2,055 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 18.95 square miles (49.1 $km^2),$ of which 18.73 square miles (48.5 $km^2)$ (or 98.84%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 $km^2)$ (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
