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Sparta Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,894 and it contained 1,144 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,894 and it contained 1,144 housing units.
Chemist Richard R. Schrock, 2005 Nobel Prize winner in organic chemistry, was born in Berne in 1945 and attended school in Decatur. [58] Director David Anspaugh (born 1946), who directed the movies Hoosiers and Rudy, was born in Decatur. [59] Sculptor David Smith (1906 – 1965) was born in Decatur. [60]
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 307.42 square miles (796.2 km 2), of which 305.03 square miles (790.0 km 2) (or 99.22%) is land and 2.38 square miles (6.2 km 2) (or 0.77%) is water. [7] Part of the southeastern county line is formed by the Ohio River.
A post office was established at Sparta in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [2] Sparta took its name from Sparta Township. [3] Sparta's progress in the 1840s was checked by an outbreak of cholera. [4] The community has two churches, Sparta First Baptist Church and South Sparta Church.
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U.S. Route 27 (US 27) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to Fort Wayne in the U.S. state of Indiana. In Indiana, it is a state road that enters the state in College Corner, Ohio, and West College Corner. The 117.765 miles (189.524 km) of US 27 that lie within Indiana serve as a major conduit.
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