Wills Township, LaPorte County, Indiana explained

Official Name:Wills 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:29.8
Area Land Sq Mi:29.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.52
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2098
Population Density Sq Mi:72.1
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:231
Elevation Ft:758
Coordinates:41.65°N -119°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-84554[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:454060

Wills Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,098 (down from 2,110 at 2010[4]) and it contained 833 housing units.

History

Wills Township was established in 1834.[5] It was named for John Wills, a pioneer settler.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.26%) is land and (or 1.74%) is water.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Wills 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 . 884.
  6. Book: A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana . Lewis Publishing Co. . Daniels, E. D. . 1904 . 35.

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