Official Name: | Pine 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: | 75.27 |
Area Land Km2: | 69.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 5.88 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.06 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.27 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2483 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.03 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 198 |
Elevation Ft: | 650 |
Coordinates: | 41.6547°N -86.9703°W |
Area Code: | 219 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-59922[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453739 |
Pine Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,709.[4] It is the least populated of the townships of Porter County.
Pine Township was organized in 1853, and named for the abundance of pine trees within its borders.[5]
The Weller House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Pine Township includes the communities of Beverly Shores and Town of Pines.[6]
The township is mostly served by the Michigan City Area Schools. Its high school is Michigan City High School located in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. The rest of the township is served by the Duneland School Corporation.[7]
Pine Township includes the eastern portion of Indiana Dunes National Park, including beaches in the town of Beverly Shores.