Elkhart Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°33′59″N 85°49′41″W / 41.56639°N 85.82806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Elkhart |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.69 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
• Land | 35.04 sq mi (90.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,388 |
• Density | 1,041.2/sq mi (402.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-20746 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453275 |
Elkhart Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 36,487. [4]
The Dierdorff Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.69 square miles (92.4 km2), of which 35.04 square miles (90.8 km2) (or 98.18%) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.82%) is water. [4]
The township contains seven cemeteries: Cripe, Elkhart Prairie, Hess, Oak Ridge, Sparklin, Studebaker and Violett.
Elkhart Township residents may obtain a library card at the Goshen Public Library in Goshen. [6]