Elkhart Township is one of sixteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 36,487.
History
The
Dierdorff Farmstead was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2011.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.18%) is land and (or 1.82%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Goshen (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
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Waterford Mills
Adjacent townships
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Jefferson Township (north)
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Middlebury Township (northeast)
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Clinton Township (east)
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Benton Township (southeast)
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Jackson Township (south)
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Union Township (southwest)
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Harrison Township (west)
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Concord Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Cripe, Elkhart Prairie, Hess, Oak Ridge, Sparklin, Studebaker and Violett.
Education
Elkhart Township residents may obtain a library card at the Goshen Public Library in
Goshen.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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