Medina Township, Warren County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Medina 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:27.07
Area Land Sq Mi:26.84
Area Water Sq Mi:0.23
Area Water Percent:0.85
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:510
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:212
Elevation Ft:696
Coordinates:40.4367°N -87.1408°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453617

Medina Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 510 and it contained 200 housing units.[2]

History

Medina Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.[4] It contains one town, Green Hill, which is in the southeast part of the township. The stream of Armstrong Creek runs through this township.

Cemeteries

The township contains Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Davis Cemetery, and Pond Grove Cemetery.

Transportation

Indiana State Road 26 runs across the north part of the township from west to east, connecting Pine Village (in neighboring Adams Township to the west) with Lafayette to the east.[5]

Education

Medina Township is part of the Benton Community School Corporation

Government

Medina Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, 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.[6]

Medina Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 26,[7] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[8]

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. 42.
  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 26 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007192417/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1026&section=1 . 2011-10-07 .
  6. Web site: Government . United Township Association of Indiana . 2011-01-06.
  7. Web site: Indiana Senate . State of Indiana . 2013-12-02.
  8. Web site: Indiana House Districts . State of Indiana . 2013-12-02.

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