Henry Township is one of eight
townships
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in
Fulton County, Indiana
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the population was 20,836. The county seat is Rochester.
History
The first non-Native Americans to ever set foot in what is now Fulton County, Indiana ,were French traders. ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,048 and it contained 1,224 housing units.
History
When
Fulton County Fulton County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. Most are named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the first practical steamboat:
*Fulton County, Arkansas, named after Governor William Savin Fulton
*Fulton County, Georgia
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was organized in January 1836, Henry Township was a part of
Rochester Township, and remained this way until 1838. However, no one settled in the township until February 1836, when four men settled there with their families. Henry Township is named after Henry Hoover, who was, at the time of naming, the oldest resident of the township.
The
Prill School and
Utter-Gerig Round Barn are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.36%) is land and (or 0.64%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
Unincorporated towns
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Athens
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* Lowman Corner
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Franklin Township, Kosciusko County (north)
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Seward Township, Kosciusko County Seward is the name of:
People
Surname
* Seward (surname)
Middle name
* William Seward Burroughs I (1857–1898), inventor of adding machine
* William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer
*John S ...
(northeast)
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Pleasant Township, Wabash County (east)
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Perry Township, Miami County (southeast)
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Allen Township, Miami County (southwest)
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Rochester Township (west)
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Newcastle Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne.
Route ...
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Indiana State Road 19
State Road 19 (SR 19) is a route on the Indiana State Highway System that runs between Noblesville and Elkhart in the US state of Indiana. The of Indiana SR 19 serve as a minor highway. Some of the highway is listed on the National H ...
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Indiana State Road 114
State Road 114 (SR 114) is an east–west state road, that consists of three discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western portion of SR 114 is just under long and is routed between U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) ...
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Mount Hope Athens.
Education
Henry Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Akron Carnegie Public Library in
Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
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References
Sources
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
Citations
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Fulton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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