Wayne Township is one of twenty
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Allen County, Indiana
Allen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 385,410, making it the third-most populous county in Indiana. The county seat and largest city is Fort Wayne, the second largest city in Indiana ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 103,803.
History
The
Horney Robinson House was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1985.
Geography
Wayne Township covers an area of , of which is land and , or 0.29%, is water.
Cities and towns
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Fort Wayne (southwest portion)
Adjacent townships
The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:
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Aboite (west)
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Adams (east)
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Lafayette
Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to:
People
* Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette
* House of La Fayette, a French noble family
** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...
(southwest)
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Lake
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(northwest)
*
Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mario ...
(southeast)
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Pleasant (south)
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St. Joseph (northeast)
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Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
(north)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Lindenwood, Prairie Grove, and Saint Johns.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Wayne Township Trustee Office
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Townships in Allen County, Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Townships in Indiana