Lafayette Township is one of twenty

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in Allen County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,354.

Geography

According to the

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, Lafayette Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and , or 0.18 percent, is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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(north half)

Unincorporated towns

* Aboite at * Nine Mile at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Aboite Township (north) * Wayne Township (northeast) * Pleasant Township (east) * Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast) * Union Township, Wells County (south) * Union Township, Huntington County (southwest) * Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fogwell Cemetery.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

Fort Wayne International Airport Fort Wayne International Airport is eight miles southwest of Fort Wayne, in Allen County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 ...

* Wilcox Airstrip

Rivers

Little Wabash River :''Note: The Little River of northeastern Indiana is also sometimes known as the Little Wabash River.'' The Little Wabash River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed Ma ...

School districts

* Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County

Political districts

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* State House District 50 * State House District 82 * State Senate District 16 * State Senate District 17 * State Senate District 19

References

Citations

Sources

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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