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 , of which (or 98.84%) is land and (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.