Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°43′10″N 86°45′39″W / 41.71944°N 86.76083°W / 41.71944; -86.76083[1]
(2020)[2]
Springfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,770 (down from 4,045 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,574 housing units.
Springfield Township was established in 1835.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.41 square miles (86.5 km2), of which 33.29 square miles (86.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.36%) is water.[4]
Communities in the township include the incorporated town of Michiana Shores and the unincorporated community of Springville.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 859.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
County seat: La Porte
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communities
- Alida
- Beattys Corner
- Birchim
- Byron
- Crumstown‡
- Door Village
- Duneland Beach
- Haskell
- Hesston
- Holmesville
- Kankakee
- Lake Park
- Mill Creek
- Oakwood
- Otis
- Pinhook
- Pinola
- Riverside
- Salem Heights
- Smith
- South Wanatah
- Springfield
- Springville
- Summit
- Tee Lake
- Thomaston
- Tracy
- Union Center
- Waterford
- Wellsboro
- Wilders
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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