Official Name: | Grant Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.52 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.52 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1100 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 208 |
Elevation Ft: | 682 |
Coordinates: | 40.7839°N -87.325°W |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47922, 47948, 47951 |
Area Code: | 219 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453337 |
Grant Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,100 and it contained 513 housing units.[2]
Grant Township was founded in 1865, and named for Ulysses S. Grant.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Goodland and Mount Calvary.
Grant Township is served by the Goodland-Grant Township Public Library.[5]