Polk Township is one of 12

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 Huntington County,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 464.

History

Polk Township was organized in 1846. It was named for President

James K. Polk James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (183 ...

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 94.40%) is land and (or 5.60%) is water.

Cities and towns

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(northwest edge)

Unincorporated communities

* Harlansburg

Adjacent townships

* Dallas Township (north) * Huntington Township (northeast) * Lancaster Township (east) * Jefferson Township (southeast) * Wayne Township (south) * Liberty Township, Wabash County (southwest) * Lagro Township, Wabash County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Monument City Memorial.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 105 State Road 105 (SR 105) is a north–south state road in the US state of Indiana. The highway runs for about through Huntington and Whitley counties. The highway passes through mostly agricultural areas and short east–west section with U.S. R ...

Indiana State Road 124 State Road 124 (SR 124) is an east–west state road in the U.S. state of Indiana. The highway runs from SR 19 in Peru east through Bluffton and Monroe to end at Ohio State Route 81 near Willshire, Ohio. SR 124 runs through mostly agricul ...

Demographics

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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