Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Morgan Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Porter
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Km2:118.63
Area Land Km2:118.63
Area Water Km2:0
Area Total Sq Mi:45.8
Area Land Sq Mi:45.8
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3988
Population Density Km2:31.05
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:219
Elevation Ft:718
Coordinates:41.3981°N -86.9956°W
Area Code:219
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-51066[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453655

Morgan Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,684.[4]

History

Morgan Township was organized in 1843.[5]

Cities and towns

The unincorporated community of Malden is the only town within the township.[6]

Education

Morgan Township is served by the East Porter County School Corporation. The high school is Morgan Township Middle-High School, located north of Malden on State Route 49.

Cemeteries

NameLocationPictureRef pg[7] Ref pg[8]
Adams Cemetery150E at 250 SMorgan100 pxfront
Stoner Cemetery (private)South Sager Rd Morganfront
White Cemetery (private)150 S near 75EMorganfront

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana . . March 18, 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: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Morgan township, Porter County, Indiana. https://archive.today/20200212142656/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1812751066. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 22, 2013.
  5. Book: History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . Lewis Publishing Company . 1912 . 153.
  6. Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
  7. Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
  8. Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001