Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Hanover Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,592 (up from 5,366 at 2010 ) and it contained 2,030 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 sqmi, of which 18.73 sqmi (or 98.84%) is land and 0.22 sqmi (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

 * [[Image:Indiana 56.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 56
 * [[Image:Indiana 62.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 62
 * [[Image:Indiana 256.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 256
 * [[Image:Indiana 356.svg|25px]] Indiana State Road 356