Eel River Township
Township
Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°13′39″N 85°15′23″W / 41.22750°N 85.25639°W / 41.22750; -85.25639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.55 sq mi (94.67 km2)
• Land	36.50 sq mi (94.53 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.15%
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Population  ( 2020) [1]
• Total	4,199
• Density	99/sq mi (38.2/km2)
ZIP codes	46723, 46748, 46818
GNIS feature ID	0453273

Eel River Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,612. ^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Eel River Township covers an area of 36.55 square miles (94.67 km²); of this, 36.50 square miles (94.53 km²) is land and 0.054 square miles (0.14 km²), or 0.15 percent, is water. ^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Huntertown (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Ari at 41°15′49″N 85°14′58″W / 41.2636595°N 85.2494193°W / 41.2636595; -85.2494193

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Swan Township, Noble County (north)
• Butler Township, DeKalb County (northeast)
• Perry Township (east)
• Washington Township (southeast)
• Lake Township (south)
• Smith Township, Whitley County (west)
• Green Township, Noble County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Eel River, Fairview, Riverview and Watterson.

Major highways

• US 33
• SR 205

Lakes

• Fulk Lake
• White Lake

School districts

• Northwest Allen County Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 83
• State Senate District 17

References

Citations

Sources

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

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