Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Aboite Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allen
Government Type:Indiana township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:33.35
Area Land Sq Mi:33.33
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Area Water Percent:0.09
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:42082
Population Density Sq Mi:1073.2
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:259
Elevation Ft:850
Coordinates:41.0522°N -85.2853°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46783, 46804, 46809, 46814, 46818
Area Code:260
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453072

Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,765,[3] up from 28,338 in 2000.[4]

History

Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.09%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12sqmi of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.[6]

Unincorporated towns

Fort Wayne neighborhoods

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana . . March 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana. https://archive.today/20200212154600/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1800300208. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 25, 2013.
  4. https://www.census.gov United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
  5. Book: Griswold. Bert Joseph. Taylor. Mrs. Samuel R.. The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. 1917. Robert O. Law Company. 687.
  6. Web site: City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation.