Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Kent Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of USA IN.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Indiana in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:14.11
Area Land Sq Mi:14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.11
Area Water Percent:0.78
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:452
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:211
Elevation Ft:692
Coordinates:40.1956°N -87.4756°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:47993
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453524

Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 452 and it contained 189 housing units.[2]

History

Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.22%) is land and (or 0.78%) is water.[4] It contains one town, State Line City, which is in the far western part of the township next to the Indiana / Illinois border.

Cemeteries

The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery and Masonic Cemetery.

Transportation

Both Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[5] [6]

A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.[7]

Education

Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[8]

Government

Kent Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[9]

Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[10] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[11]

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-14 . data.census.gov.
  3. Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 28.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212202842/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18171 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  5. Web site: State Road 63 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309073005/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1063&section=1 . 2012-03-09.
  6. Web site: State Road 263 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406013522/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1263&section=1 . 2012-04-06.
  7. Web site: State of Indiana 2012 Rail System Map . Indiana Department of Transportation . 2012 . 2013-12-02 . 2011-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615200542/http://www.in.gov/indot/files/MAIN-RR-11_V1.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020706030312/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=8115 . dead . 2002-07-06 . Indiana Department of Education . 2011-01-27 .
  9. Web site: Government . United Township Association of Indiana . 2011-01-06.
  10. Web site: Indiana Senate . State of Indiana . 2013-12-02.
  11. Web site: Indiana House Districts . State of Indiana . 2013-12-02.

Bibliography

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