Newbury Township is one of eleven
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
LaGrange County, Indiana
LaGrange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 40,446. The county seat is LaGrange, Indiana.
The county is located in the Northern Indiana region known as Michiana and is about east of South B ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,792,
[ up from 5,219 at the previous census.]
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 36.5% of the township's population spoke only English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, while 63.4 spoke an "other han SpanishIndo-European language"[ (basically Pennsylvania German/]German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
).
History
Newbury Township was organized in 1837.
The Menno Yoder Polygonal Barn
The Menno Yoder barn is one of the two remaining poured concrete polygonal barns in the United States state of Indiana. Built on the outskirts of Shipshewana in 1908 by Menno Yoder, this twelve-sided barn has been expanded upon. It is known as ...
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 1993.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.55%) is land and (or 1.45%) is water.
Demographics
References
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in LaGrange County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
Populated places established in 1837
1837 establishments in Indiana
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