Official Name: | Wayne 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: | 24.41 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.36 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.20 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 470 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 22.2 |
Elevation M: | 260 |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Coordinates: | 40.6969°N -85.6028°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0454032 |
Wayne Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 470.[1]
Wayne Township was organized in 1844.[2] Some of the early settlers being natives of Wayne County, Indiana caused the name to be selected.[3]
The Chenoweth-Coulter Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.20%) is water.[4] The stream of Prairie Creek runs through this township.
The township contains one cemetery, Gardens of Memory.