Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana explained

Official Name:Coolspring Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:LaPorte
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:36.1
Area Land Sq Mi:35.97
Area Water Sq Mi:0.14
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15684
Population Density Sq Mi:409.2
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:199
Elevation Ft:653
Coordinates:41.6547°N -86.8731°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-15040[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453247

Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,684 (up from 14,718 at 2010[4]) and it contained 7,302 housing units.

Coolspring Township was established in 1836.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.39%) is water.[4]

The headwaters of the Little Calumet River is located within Coolspring Township, at Red Mill County Park.

The unincorporated town of Waterford is located within the township.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana . . Apr 3, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202535/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18091 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships . C. C. Chapman & Co. . 1880 . 680.

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