Logan Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Fountain County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,672 and it contained 1,685 housing units.
History
The
Bethel Church and Graveyard was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1995.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.28%) is land and (or 1.68%) is water.
It contains the town of
Attica
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, which is near the banks of the
Wabash River
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and which has a population of about 3,200 people.
U.S. Route 41
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,
Indiana State Road 28
State Road 28 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about and passing about to the north of the state capitol of Indianapolis.
Route descriptio ...
and
Indiana State Road 55
State Road 55 (SR 55) is a north–south road in Northern and Central Indiana. State Road 55 runs from the Crawfordsville area in the south to Gary in the north, a distance of approximately .
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enter the township from
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* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
, across the river to the west; at this point they all share the same route. In passing through Attica, U.S. 41 and State Road 55 go south, while State Road 28 continues east. A
Norfolk Southern Railway
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line also crosses the river into the township; the line continues east-northeast near the river,
carrying about 45 freight trains each day.
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries. Riverside and Saint Francis of Xavier are on the south edge of Attica, while Hatton is on the southeast side of town. Ruppert lies further to the southeast outside of town, and Clark is in the far northeast corner of the township.
References
*
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Fountain County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana