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Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana

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Decatur Township was home to 24,726 residents in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, the population had increased to 32,388. By the 2020 census it had reached 36,951. The almost 50% increase between 2000 and 2020 census tabulations ranks Decatur Township second among Marion County's nine
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main terminal. It is one of the most rural sections of the county, but has seen many new residential and commercial developments. AmeriPlex, one of the largest industrial parks in Indiana, is in Decatur Township. Through the
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Township Board: District 1, Cindy Freund (R); District 2, Josh Masquelier (R); District 3, Neal Mack (R); District 4, Greg Hibler (R); District 5, David Knight (R)
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is a small Quaker-settled town inside the township. Many of today's residents can trace their lineages back to these early settlers.
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The township is the home of the Decatur Township Civic Council and the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township. The
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School Board: Judy Collins, Larry Taylor, Dale Henson, Chase Lyday, Estella Vandeventer
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in western Decatur Township that also extends into neighboring
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Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994).
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Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report
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Camby (also sometimes called "West Union Station") is a
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Map of Marion County with Decatur Township highlighted
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Accessed 2008-06-01. 455: 285:Indianapolis International Airport 18:Township in Indiana, United States 14: 689:townships for population growth. 174:0.1 sq mi (0.2 km) 1024:Decatur Township Fire Department 866:"Decatur Township Civic Council" 841:The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis 42: 1350:1820s establishments in Indiana 789:United States Geological Survey 319:Decatur Township was named for 785:"US Board on Geographic Names" 333:Indianapolis Challenger Center 1: 916:Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 712:Indiana Senate, District 35: 335:calls Decatur Township home. 1014:Indiana Township Association 705:Indiana House, District 91: 426:Camby (northeast two thirds) 1286:‡ Part of Cumberland is in 990:United States Census Bureau 818:United States Census Bureau 764:United States Census Bureau 735:Constable: Luke Schmitt (R) 729:Trustee: Jason Holliday (R) 698:U.S. Congress, District 6: 682:Source: US Decennial Census 1366: 693:Township elected officials 1335:Geography of Indianapolis 1295: 1125: 1073: 681: 666: 651: 636: 621: 606: 591: 576: 561: 546: 531: 516: 501: 486: 471: 464: 459: 454: 451: 203:1,100/sq mi (440/km) 53: 41: 32: 1094:Excluded cities (Unigov) 182:768 ft (234 m) 1214:Included towns (Unigov) 870:www.decaturtownship.org 814:"2020 Decennial Census" 1139:Excluded town (Unigov) 1132: 1108:Indianapolis (balance) 1062:Marion County, Indiana 1131: 760:"U.S. Census website" 447:Historical population 373:39.66250°N 86.31667°W 226: • Summer ( 73:39.69556°N 86.26167°W 1340:Townships in Indiana 1308:United States portal 895:www.decaturproud.org 200: • Density 448: 429:Mars Hill (partial) 378:39.66250; -86.31667 369: /  267:is one of the nine 78:39.69556; -86.26167 69: /  1133: 791:. 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Index

Township
Map of Marion County with Decatur Township highlighted
39°41′44″N 86°15′42″W / 39.69556°N 86.26167°W / 39.69556; -86.26167
Country
State
Indiana
County
Marion
Named for
Stephen Decatur
Indiana township
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
FIPS code
GNIS
townships
Marion County
Indiana
2020 census
Indianapolis International Airport
White River
Quakers
South Carolina
White River
West Newton
Stephen Decatur
Indianapolis Challenger Center

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