Wayne Township, Huntington County, Indiana Explained

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]

History

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.

Geography

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.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gardens of Memory.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana .
  2. Book: History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Brant & Fuller . 1887 . 874.
  3. 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 . 129.
  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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