Official Name: | Boston Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.67 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.48 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 941 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 36 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 332 |
Elevation Ft: | 1089 |
Coordinates: | 39.7583°N -84.8728°W |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453131 |
Boston Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 887 and it contained 404 housing units.[3]
Boston Township was formed in 1835.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water.[3] The streams of Boston Creek, Cream Run, Lick Creek and Tea Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains at least two cemeteries, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens and Elkhorn Cemetery. There are also a couple of small burial grounds in the southern part of the township.