Howard Township is one of eleven

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in Howard County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,436, down from 2,579 in 2010.

History

Howard Township and Howard County are both named for

Tilghman Howard Tilghman Ashurst Howard (November 14, 1797 – August 16, 1844) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Indiana. He was born near Easley, South Carolina. He moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1816 and was admitted to the bar there in ...

, an Indiana congressman.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.67%) is land and (or 1.33%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Cassville *

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Adjacent townships

* Clay Township, Miami County (north) * Harrison Township, Miami County (northeast) * Liberty Township (east) * Taylor Township (south) * Center Township (southwest) * Clay Township (west) * Deer Creek Township, Miami County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Hopewell, Hudson and Salem.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 31 *

U.S. Route 35 U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...

Airports and landing strips

* Kokomo Municipal Airport * Medallion Field

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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