Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana
Appearance
Lafayette Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′45″N 85°17′08″W / 40.96250°N 85.28556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Allen |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 34.61 sq mi (89.64 km2) |
• Land | 34.55 sq mi (89.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) 0.18% |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,247 |
• Density | 97/sq mi (37.5/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46777, 46783, 46798, 46799, 46809, 46814 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453530 |
Lafayette Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,354.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, Lafayette Township covers an area of 34.61 square miles (89.64 km2); of this, 34.55 square miles (89.48 km2) is land and 0.062 square miles (0.16 km2), or 0.18 percent, is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]- Zanesville (north half)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Aboite at 41°00′03″N 85°19′05″W / 41.000881°N 85.318029°W
- Nine Mile at 40°58′30″N 85°13′30″W / 40.975048°N 85.224972°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Aboite Township (north)
- Wayne Township (northeast)
- Pleasant Township (east)
- Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast)
- Union Township, Wells County (south)
- Union Township, Huntington County (southwest)
- Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains Fogwell Cemetery.
Major highways
[edit]Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Fort Wayne International Airport
- Wilcox Airstrip
Rivers
[edit]School districts
[edit]Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 50
- State House District 82
- State Senate District 16
- State Senate District 17
- State Senate District 19
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lafayette township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.