| Official Name: | Saint Joseph Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allen |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.01 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 76266 |
| Population Density Km2: | 786.0 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 243 |
| Elevation Ft: | 797 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1383°N -85.0639°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-66924[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453820 |
| Website: | https://www.stjosephtwp.com/ |
Saint Joseph Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,245.[4]
The Martin Blume Jr. Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
St. Joseph Township covers an area of 92.27km2; 0.11sqkm, or 0.11 percent, of this is water.[4] The mostly suburban township includes portions of the cities of Fort Wayne (Indiana's second largest city) and New Haven. The St. Joseph River flows through the western part of the township.
The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:
St. Joseph Township is the home of Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). With an enrollment of 14,192, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. The township is also home to the Northeast Indiana regional campus of Ivy Tech Community College, the second-largest public community college campus in the state.
St. Joseph Township's private colleges and universities includes Concordia Theological Seminary (Lutheran).
The township is also home to two high schools: R. Nelson Snider High School, a large public school operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, and Blackhawk Christian School, a private K–12 school operated by Blackhawk Ministries.
St. Joseph Township residents are served by the Allen County Public Library's Georgetown Branch.
Public transportation in St. Joseph Township is provided by the Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation's Citilink and Campuslink bus systems.
The City of Fort Wayne operates Shoaff Park in the township, a 184.5acres park located on the banks of the St. Joseph River. The park offers hiking, boating, public golf course, a disk golf course, tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, and a playground with splashpad.