Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana explained

Official Name:Lima Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:LaGrange
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:25.1
Area Land Sq Mi:24.45
Area Water Sq Mi:0.65
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2383
Population Density Sq Mi:102.5
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:268
Elevation Ft:879
Coordinates:41.73°N -85.4256°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-43722[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453569

Lima Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,383 (down from 2,507 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,014 housing units.

History

Lima Township was established in 1832.[5]

John Badlam Howe Mansion, St. James Memorial Chapel, Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, and Samuel P. Williams House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.41%) is land and (or 2.59%) is water.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana . . Apr 2, 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. United States Census Bureau. 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/20200212200305/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18087 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . 1882 . 140.