Davis Township is one of nine
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Starke County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,043 and it contained 439 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.75%) is land and (or 0.25%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Hamlet
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(west half)
Adjacent townships
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Union Township, LaPorte County (north)
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Johnson Township, LaPorte County (northeast)
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Oregon Township (east)
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Washington Township (southeast)
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Center Township (south)
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Jackson Township (southwest)
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Hanna Township, LaPorte County (west)
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Prairie Township, LaPorte County (west)
Major highways
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Airports and landing strips
* Singletons Landing Strip
School districts
* Oregon-Davis School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 2nd congressional district
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On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the r ...
* State House District 17
* State Senate District 5
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Starke County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana