Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Locke Township | |
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 Location of Locke Township in Elkhart County | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′48″N 86°01′52″W / 41.48000°N 86.03111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Elkhart |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.78 sq mi (46.0 km2) |
| • Land | 17.78 sq mi (46.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,328 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (80/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-44514[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453576 |
Locke Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,913.[4]
History
[edit]Locke Township was organized in the 1840s.[5] It was named for Samuel Lockwood, a pioneer settler and native of Vermont.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.78 square miles (46.0 km2), all land.[4]
Cities and towns
[edit]- Nappanee (northwest quarter)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Olive Township (north)
- Harrison Township (northeast)
- Union Township (east)
- Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
- Scott Township, Kosciusko County (south)
- German Township, Marshall County (southwest)
- Madison Township, St. Joseph County (northwest)
Major highways
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References
[edit]- "Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Deahl, Anthony (1905). A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 124.
- ^ History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 1041.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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