Chester Township is one of seven

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Wabash County,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,001 (down from 8,009 at 2010) and it contained 3,115 housing units. The township's name most likely is a transfer from

Chester, England Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. It is ...

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

North Manchester North Manchester was, from 1896 to 1916 a civil parish within the Poor Law Union of Manchester, in Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester) England. North Manchester was a local government sub-district used for the administration of Poor Law legisl ...

Unincorporated towns

* Liberty Mills at * Servia at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (north) * Cleveland Township, Whitley County (northeast) * Warren Township, Huntington County (east) * Lagro Township (south) * Paw Paw Township (southwest) * Pleasant Township (west) * Lake Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)

Cemeteries

*Glenwood *Krisher *Oaklawn *Swank *Union

Airports and landing strips

* Servia Airport

Landmarks

* Manchester College * Peabody Memorial Home

Bodies of water

* Eel River ** Beargrass Creek ** Clear Creek ** Pony Creek **

Simonton Creek Simonton Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Indiana. Simonton Creek was named after John Simonton, an early settler. See also *List of rivers of Indiana This is a list of rivers in Indiana (U.S. state). By tributary Lake Erie *Maumee Riv ...

Swank Creek Swank Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the namesake Swank is obscure. See also *List of rivers of Indiana This is a list of rivers in Indiana (U.S. state). By tributary Lake Erie *Maumee River ** St. Marys River ...

** Wheeler Creek

School districts

* Manchester Community Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 5th congressional district Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana comprising Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana, Madison, Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware, Grant County, Indiana, Grant, and ...

* State House District 22 * State Senate District 17

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
{{authority control Townships in Wabash County, Indiana Townships in Indiana