Rochester Township is one of eight
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 ...
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Fulton County, Indiana
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the population was 20,836. The county seat is Rochester.
History
The first non-Native Americans to ever set foot in what is now Fulton County, Indiana ,were French traders. ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,181 and it contained 4,838 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.36%) is land and (or 1.64%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Rochester
Rochester may refer to:
Places Australia
* Rochester, Victoria
Canada
* Rochester, Alberta
United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
(the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
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Big Hill
The Big Hill on the Canadian Pacific Railway main line in British Columbia, Canada, was the most difficult piece of railway track on the Canadian Pacific Railway's route. It was situated in the rugged Canadian Rockies west of the Continental Divi ...
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Green Oak
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Mount Zion
Mount Zion ( he, הַר צִיּוֹן, ''Har Ṣīyyōn''; ar, جبل صهيون, ''Jabal Sahyoun'') is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City. The term Mount Zion has been used in the Hebrew ...
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Pershing
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Richland Township (north)
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Newcastle Township (northeast)
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Henry Township (east)
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Allen Township, Miami County (southeast)
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Liberty Township (south)
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Wayne Township (southwest)
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Union Township (west)
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Aubbeenaubbee Township (northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 31
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Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne.
Route ...
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Indiana State Road 25
State Road 25 is a highway in the U. S. state of Indiana. Although it is designated a north–south road, in practice it travels generally northeast from its southern terminus at State Road 32 (south of Waynetown and north of Shades State Pa ...
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Antioch, Citizens, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mount Zion and Old Shelton.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Fulton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana