Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana explained

Official Name:Springfield Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:LaGrange
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:35.9
Area Land Sq Mi:35.59
Area Water Sq Mi:0.31
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1158
Population Density Sq Mi:33.1
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:280
Elevation Ft:919
Coordinates:41.66°N -85.2594°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-72152[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453866

Springfield Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,158 (down from 1,179 at 2010[4]) and it contained 453 housing units.

History

Springfield Township was founded in 1834.[5]

The John O'Ferrell Store at Mongo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.14%) is land and (or 0.86%) is water.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana . . Apr 2, 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: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200305/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18087 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . 1882 . 203.

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