Helt Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°45′32″N 87°27′21″W / 39.75889°N 87.45583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vermillion |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 72.18 sq mi (186.9 km2) |
• Land | 71.64 sq mi (185.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2) 0.75% |
Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,493 |
• Density | 35/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47842, 47847, 47854 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453404 |
Helt Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,493 (down from 2,610 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,107 housing units.
Helt Township was named for Daniel Helt, a pioneer who settled in Vermillion County in 1818.[4]
The Possum Bottom Covered Bridge and Salem Methodist Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 72.18 square miles (186.9 km2), of which 71.64 square miles (185.5 km2) (or 99.25%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 0.75%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains nine cemeteries: Andrews, Bales, Bogart, Dinsmore, Helts Prairie, Higbie, Highland, Hollingsworth and Pisgah.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |