| Official Name: | Licking Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Blackford |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 41.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 7723 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 266 |
| Elevation Ft: | 873 |
| Coordinates: | 40.4333°N -85.3872°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-43650[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453568 |
Licking Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,723 (down from 7,899 at 2010[4]) and it contained 3,784 housing units.The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County arrived in the Lick Creek area in 1831.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.32%) is land and (or 0.68%) is water.[4] Cains Lake and Lake Mohee are in this township. Lick Creek flows through the township.thumb|left|400px|Map of Licking Township
The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Cunningham, Greenlawn, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lion, Sprague, Stewart, and Willman (a.k.a. Hartford City Cemetery).