Logan Township, Fountain County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Logan Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fountain
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:22.62
Area Land Sq Mi:22.23
Area Water Sq Mi:0.38
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3377
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:207
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:40.2875°N -87.2108°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-44622[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453579

Logan Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,377 and it contained 1,641 housing units.[3]

History

The Bethel Church and Graveyard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.28%) is land and (or 1.68%) is water.[4] It contains the town of Attica, which is near the banks of the Wabash River and which has a population of about 3,200 people.

U.S. Route 41,[5] Indiana State Road 28[6] and Indiana State Road 55[7] enter the township from Warren County, across the river to the west; at this point they all share the same route. In passing through Attica, U.S. 41 and State Road 55 go south, while State Road 28 continues east. A Norfolk Southern Railway line also crosses the river into the township; the line continues east-northeast near the river,[8] carrying about 45 freight trains each day.[9]

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries. Riverside and Saint Francis of Xavier are on the south edge of Attica, while Hatton is on the southeast side of town. Ruppert lies further to the southeast outside of town, and Clark is in the far northeast corner of the township.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-13 . data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place  - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212202329/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18045 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  5. Web site: U.S. Route 41 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101207170849/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=2041&section=1 . 2010-12-07 .
  6. Web site: State Road 28 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165644/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1028&section=1 . 2011-07-11 .
  7. Web site: State Road 55 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165702/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1055&section=1 . 2011-07-11 .
  8. Web site: State of Indiana 2011 Rail System Map . Indiana Department of Transportation . 2011 . 2011-06-19.
  9. Web site: Warren County Transportation/Utilities . Warren County Local Economic Development Organization . 2010-09-12.

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