Needham Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°29′14″N 85°59′58″W / 39.48722°N 85.99944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Johnson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.03 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.01 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,573 |
| • Density | 186/sq mi (72/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-52164[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453658 |
Needham Township was one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,511 and it contained 2,613 housing units.[4]
As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").[5]
Needham Township was formed in 1881.[6]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Needham Township, Johnson County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 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.
- ^ Doerflein, Leeann (February 5, 2022). "Franklin, Union, Needham townships merged, ready to serve". Daily Journal. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Branigin, Elba L. (1913). History of Johnson County, Indiana. B. F. Bowen & Company. p. 62.