Marion Township, Allen County, Indiana

Marion Township
Township

Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°57′43″N 85°03′24″W / 40.96194°N 85.05667°W / 40.96194; -85.05667Coordinates: 40°57′43″N 85°03′24″W / 40.96194°N 85.05667°W / 40.96194; -85.05667
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Allen
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 34.88 sq mi (90.35 km2)
 • Land 34.65 sq mi (89.75 km2)
 • Water 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)  0.66%
Elevation 804 ft (245 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,858
 • Density 111/sq mi (43.0/km2)
ZIP codes 46733, 46745, 46777, 46816, 46819
GNIS feature ID 0453602

Marion Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,858.[1]

History

In September, 1834, the Commissioners of Allen County created Root Township, which embraced all of present-day Marion Township, as well as a portion of present-day Adams County. Adams County was created on February 7, 1835, leaving only a portion of Root Township still in Allen County. In August, 1835, this remainder of Root Township was reorganized and renamed Marion Township.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township covers an area of 34.88 square miles (90.35 km2); of this, 34.65 square miles (89.75 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.59 km2), or 0.66 percent, is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Antioch Lutheran, Bethel Baptist (defunct), Coleman family (defunct), Emmanuel Lutheran, Hall (disappeared), Morton family (defunct), Poe/Williamsport, St. John's Lutheran (defunct), St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Roman Catholic, St. Paul's Lutheran (defunct), and Thompson family (defunct).

Major highways

Rivers

School districts

  • East Allen County Schools

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Marion township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ Newton, L. H., "Marion Township" in History of Allen County, Indiana (Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1880), 157
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