York Township is one of sixteen
townships
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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
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
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
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, the point of origin of many of its early settlers.
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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The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...
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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