Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Hanover Township
Township

Coordinates: 41°23′25″N 87°28′42″W / 41.39028°N 87.47833°W / 41.39028; -87.47833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
founded	1853
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.67 sq mi (76.8 km)
• Land	28.77 sq mi (74.5 km)
• Water	0.91 sq mi (2.4 km)
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population
• Total	18,214
• Density	432.6/sq mi (167.0/km)
FIPS code	18-31252
GNIS feature ID	453371

Hanover Township is one of eleven townships in Lake County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,443 and it contained 4,861 housing units.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	985	—
1900	1,185	20.3%
1910	1,029	−13.2%
1920	955	−7.2%
1930	1,074	12.5%
1940	1,783	66.0%
1950	3,286	84.3%
1960	5,513	67.8%
1970	6,515	18.2%
1980	7,101	9.0%
1990	7,365	3.7%
2000	8,692	18.0%
2010	12,443	43.2%
2020	18,214	46.4%
Source: US Decennial Census

Hanover Township was established in 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.67 square miles (76.8 km), of which 28.77 square miles (74.5 km) (or 96.97%) is land and 0.91 square miles (2.4 km) (or 3.07%) is water.

Education

Hanover Township is served by the Hanover Community School Corporation which includes Hanover Central Junior-Senior High School.

Notable places

The Shrine of Christ's Passion, opened in 2008, in the town of St. John, is within the township.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Census Bureau profile: Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 105.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Crown Point
Cities	Crown Point East Chicago Gary Hammond Hobart Lake Station Whiting	Map of Indiana highlighting Lake County
Towns	Cedar Lake Dyer Griffith Highland Lowell Merrillville Munster New Chicago St. John Schererville Schneider Winfield
Townships	Calumet Cedar Creek Center Eagle Creek Hanover Hobart North Ross St. John West Creek Winfield
CDPs	Lake Dalecarlia Lakes of the Four Seasons‡ Leroy Ross Shelby
Other communities	Ainsworth Belshaw Brunswick Creston Deep River Deer Creek Dinwiddie Green Acres Illinoi‡ Klaasville Kreitzburg Liverpool New Elliott Orchard Grove Palmer Range Line Southeast Grove
Ghost town	Indiana City
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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