Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Appearance
Chester Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°58′13″N 85°43′43″W / 40.97028°N 85.72861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wabash |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 65.26 sq mi (169.0 km2) |
• Land | 65.03 sq mi (168.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.35% |
Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,001 |
• Density | 110/sq mi (41/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46946, 46962, 46990 |
GNIS feature ID | 453198 |
Chester Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,001 (down from 8,009 at 2010[2]) and it contained 3,115 housing units.
The township's name most likely is a transfer from Chester, England.[3]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.26 square miles (169.0 km2), of which 65.03 square miles (168.4 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Bolivar at 40°57′51″N 85°47′15″W / 40.964211°N 85.787486°W
- Liberty Mills at 41°02′01″N 85°44′09″W / 41.033656°N 85.735819°W
- Servia at 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.956711°N 85.740540°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (north)
- Cleveland Township, Whitley County (northeast)
- Warren Township, Huntington County (east)
- Lagro Township (south)
- Paw Paw Township (southwest)
- Pleasant Township (west)
- Lake Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]- Glenwood
- Krisher
- Oaklawn
- Swank
- Union
Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Servia Airport
Landmarks
[edit]- Manchester College
- Peabody Memorial Home
Bodies of water
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Manchester Community Schools
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 22
- State Senate District 17
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 11.