Webster Township, Wayne County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Webster Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:14.94
Area Land Sq Mi:14.89
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Area Water Percent:0.33
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1210
Population Density Sq Mi:85.4
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:318
Elevation Ft:1043
Coordinates:39.8981°N -84.955°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:454045

Webster Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,272 and it contained 552 housing units.[3]

History

Webster Township was organized in 1870.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water.[3] The streams of Dover Run, High Brook, Long Creek, Nail Creek, Quill Creek, Single Creek, Spike Brook, Tie Run, Web Branch, Web Creek and Webster Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Dover.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Webster Township, Wayne County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18177 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  4. Book: History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2 . Inter-State Publishing Company . 1884 . 807.

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