Lafayette Township is one of twenty

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in Allen County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,354.

Geography

According to the

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, Lafayette Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and , or 0.18 percent, is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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(north half)

Unincorporated towns

* Aboite at * Nine Mile at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Aboite Township (north) * Wayne Township (northeast) * Pleasant Township (east) * Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast) * Union Township, Wells County (south) * Union Township, Huntington County (southwest) * Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fogwell Cemetery.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Fort Wayne International Airport * Wilcox Airstrip

Rivers

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School districts

* Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County

Political districts

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* State House District 50 * State House District 82 * State Senate District 16 * State Senate District 17 * State Senate District 19

References

Citations

Sources

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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