Springfield Township, LaPorte 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:LaPorte
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:33.41
Area Land Sq Mi:33.29
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3770
Population Density Sq Mi:121.5
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:203
Elevation Ft:666
Coordinates:41.7194°N -86.7608°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-72170[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453867

Springfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,770 (down from 4,045 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,574 housing units.

Springfield Township was established in 1835.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.36%) is water.[4]

Communities in the township include the incorporated town of Michiana Shores and the unincorporated community of Springville.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana . . Apr 3, 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/20200212202535/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18091 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships . C. C. Chapman & Co. . 1880 . 859.

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