Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Polk Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huntington
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:24.11
Area Land Sq Mi:22.76
Area Water Sq Mi:1.35
Area Water Percent:5.60
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:464
Population Density Sq Mi:19.7
Elevation M:245
Elevation Ft:804
Coordinates:40.7858°N -85.6028°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453754

Polk Township is one of 12 townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 464.[1]

History

Polk Township was organized in 1846.[2] It was named for President James K. Polk.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 94.40%) is land and (or 5.60%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Monument City Memorial.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana.
  2. Book: History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests . The Lewis Publishing Company . Bash, Frank Sumner . 1914 . 108.
  3. Book: History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Brant & Fuller . 1887 . 728.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200618/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18069 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.

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