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

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Carmel, Greenbriar, Hanover and Old Bethel.

Major highways