Decatur Township Marion County | |
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 Map of Marion County with Decatur Township highlighted | |
| Coordinates:39°41′44″N86°15′42″W / 39.69556°N 86.26167°W /39.69556; -86.26167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Marion |
| Named after | Stephen Decatur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.4 sq mi (83.9 km2) |
| • Land | 32.3 sq mi (83.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 36,951 |
| • Density | 1,140/sq mi (441/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 18-17092[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453255[2] |
| Website | www |
Decatur Township is one of the ninetownships inMarion County,Indiana, United States, and part of the consolidated city of Indianapolis. As of the2020 census, it had a population of 36,951.[3] Located in the southwest corner of the county, the township is home to theIndianapolis International Airport 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 theWhite River, Decatur and Perry townships share the only water boundary among Marion County's townships.
The township was settled in the 1820s by mostlyQuakers fromSouth Carolina. They settled along the banks of theWhite River.West Newton is a small Quaker-settled town inside the township. Many of today's residents can trace their lineages back to these early settlers.[citation needed]
Decatur Township was named forStephen Decatur.[4]
The township is the home of the Decatur Township Civic Council[5] and the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township.[6] TheIndianapolis Challenger Center calls Decatur Township home.
Camby (also sometimes called "West Union Station") is aneighborhood in western Decatur Township that also extends into neighboringHendricks andMorgan counties, centered along Camby Road nearState Road 67.[7] Its elevation is 764 feet (233 m) above sea level, and it is located at39°39′45″N86°19′00″W / 39.66250°N 86.31667°W /39.66250; -86.31667 (39.6625457, −86.3166582).[8] Camby has apost office with theZIP Code of 46113.[9]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 1,555 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,550 | −0.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,594 | 2.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,636 | 2.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,711 | 65.7% | |
| 1940 | 3,797 | 40.1% | |
| 1950 | 6,237 | 64.3% | |
| 1960 | 11,310 | 81.3% | |
| 1970 | 15,285 | 35.1% | |
| 1980 | 19,426 | 27.1% | |
| 1990 | 21,092 | 8.6% | |
| 2000 | 24,726 | 17.2% | |
| 2010 | 32,388 | 31.0% | |
| 2020 | 36,951 | 14.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[10] | |||
Decatur Township was home to 24,726 residents in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, the population had increased to 32,388.[11] By the 2020 census it had reached 36,951.[3] The almost 50% increase between 2000 and 2020 census tabulations ranks Decatur Township second among Marion County's nine townships for population growth.
Municipalities and communities ofMarion County, Indiana,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡ Part of Cumberland is inHancock County. Only the portion in Marion County is subject to Unigov as an included town. | |