York Township is one of sixteen
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, Ca ...
in
Elkhart County, Indiana
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 3,728.
History
York Township was named after the state of
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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, the point of origin of many of its early settlers.
Bonneyville Mill
Bonneyville Mills is a historic grist mill located at Bonneyville Mills in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1832, and is a -story, square, heavy timber-frame building on a stone foundation. It measures 40 feet by 40 feet a ...
was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1976.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.10%) is land and (or 0.90%) is water.
Hunter Lake is in this township.
Unincorporated towns
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Bonneyville Mills
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Vistula
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Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Bonneyville.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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