Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Liberty Township | |
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 Location in St. Joseph County | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′35″N 86°24′12″W / 41.52639°N 86.40333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | St. Joseph |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.88 sq mi (111.07 km2) |
| • Land | 42.45 sq mi (109.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) 1.01% |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,416 |
| • Density | 71.9/sq mi (27.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46536, 46554, 46574 |
| Area code | 574 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453560 |
Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,053.[4]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, Liberty Township covers an area of 42.88 square miles (111.1 km2); of this, 42.45 square miles (109.9 km2) (98.99 percent) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (1.01 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Greene Township (northeast)
- Union Township (east)
- North Township, Marshall County (southeast)
- Polk Township, Marshall County (south)
- Lincoln Township (southwest)
- Lincoln Township, LaPorte County (west)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these four cemeteries: Fair, Old, Porter and Westlawn.
Major highways
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Lakes
[edit]- Elizabeth Lake
- Rupel Lake
- Worster Lake
School districts
[edit]- John Glenn School Corporation
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 21
- State Senate District 9
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Liberty Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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[edit]Places adjacent to Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana | |
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Municipalities and communities of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |