Wayne Township is one of twelve

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in Huntington County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 470.

History

Wayne Township was organized in 1844. Some of the early settlers being natives of

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caused the name to be selected. The Chenoweth-Coulter Farm was listed on the

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in 2009.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.20%) is water. The stream of Prairie Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

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(southwest edge of town, northeast edge of Twp.)

Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

* Polk Township (north) * Lancaster Township (northeast) * Jefferson Township (east) * Van Buren Township, Grant County (southeast) * Washington Township, Grant County (south) * Liberty Township, Wabash County (west) * Lagro Township, Wabash County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gardens of Memory.

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 ...

Indiana State Road 218 State Road 218 (SR 218) is an east–west state road, that consists of two discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western segment of SR 218 is just under long and connects Old State Road 25 with SR 19. The ...

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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