Paw Paw Township is one of seven
townships
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in
Wabash County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,691 and it contained 683 housing units.
History
The
Halderman-Van Buskirk Farmstead,
Roann Covered Bridge
4th Roann Covered Bridge is a historic Howe Truss covered bridge located in Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1877 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and crosses the Eel River. It measures 288 feet long and i ...
,
Roann Historic District
Roann Historic District is a national historic district located at Roann and Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses 117 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the central business distr ...
, and
Stockdale Mill 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 99.48%) is land and (or 0.52%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Roann
Unincorporated towns
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Urbana __NOTOC__
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*Urbana, Illinois
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at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Pleasant Township (north)
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Chester Township (northeast)
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Lagro Township (southeast)
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Noble Township (south)
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Perry Township, Miami County (west)
*
Richland Township, Miami County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Abshire, Algers, Gamble, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Jack, Long and Reeds.
Education
* Metropolitan School District of Wabash County Schools
Paw Paw Township is served by the
Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library.
Political districts
*
Indiana's 5th congressional district
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* State House District 22
* State Senate District 18
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)IndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Wabash County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana