Noble Township, Rush County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Noble Township
Township
Methodist church in New Salem

Coordinates: 39°34′09″N 85°20′51″W / 39.56917°N 85.34750°W / 39.56917; -85.34750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	33.26 sq mi (86.1 km)
• Land	33.24 sq mi (86.1 km)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km)
Elevation	1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
• Total	587
• Density	18/sq mi (6.8/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-54126
GNIS feature ID	453673

Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 587 and it contained 254 housing units.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,034	—
1900	992	−4.1%
1910	1,012	2.0%
1920	945	−6.6%
1930	904	−4.3%
1940	864	−4.4%
1950	809	−6.4%
1960	747	−7.7%
1970	739	−1.1%
1980	817	10.6%
1990	658	−19.5%
2000	676	2.7%
2010	630	−6.8%
2020	587	−6.8%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.26 square miles (86.1 km), of which 33.24 square miles (86.1 km) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km) (or 0.03%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

New Salem at 39°32′32″N 85°21′29″W / 39.5422703°N 85.3580231°W / 39.5422703; -85.3580231

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
"Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Rush County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rushville
City	Rushville	Map of Indiana highlighting Rush County
Towns	Carthage Glenwood‡
Townships	Anderson Center Jackson Noble Orange Posey Richland Ripley Rushville Union Walker Washington
CDPs	Arlington Homer Manilla Mays Milroy
Other communities	Boyd Circleville Fairview‡ Falmouth‡ Farmers Farmington Gings Gowdy Henderson Henry Mauzy Moscow New Salem Occident Raleigh Richland Sexton Sulphur Spring Williamstown‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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