Locke Township is one of sixteen
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
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...
. As of the
2010 census, its population was 3,913.
History
Locke Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for Samuel Lockwood, a pioneer settler and native of Vermont.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities and towns
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Nappanee
Nappanee is a city in Elkhart and Kosciusko counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,648 as of the 2010 U.S. Census and had grown to 6,913 by the 2020 U.S. Census. The name Nappanee is thought to mean "flour" in the Algonq ...
(northwest quarter)
Unincorporated towns
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Locke
Adjacent townships
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Olive Township (north)
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Harrison Township (northeast)
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Union Township (east)
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Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County
Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer)
* Jefferson (singer) or Geoff Turton (born 1944), British si ...
(southeast)
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Scott Township, Kosciusko County (south)
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German Township, Marshall County (southwest)
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Madison Township, St. Joseph County (northwest)
Major highways
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References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1840s establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in the 1840s
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