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41°25′44″N 86°24′39″W / 41.42889°N 86.41083°W / 41.42889; -86.41083
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Polk Township
Township
Location in Marshall County
Location in Marshall County
Coordinates: 41°25′44″N 86°24′39″W / 41.42889°N 86.41083°W / 41.42889; -86.41083
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Marshall
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total42.24 sq mi (109.4 km2)
 • Land42.09 sq mi (109.0 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.38%
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 ( 2020) [1]
 • Total2,781
 • Density67.1/sq mi (25.9/km2)
ZIP codes
46563, 46574
GNIS feature ID0453755

Polk Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,781 (down from 2,824 at 2010 [2]) and it contained 1,170 housing units.

History

Polk Township was organized on March 4, 1845. The date of the township's organization coincided with the inauguration of James K. Polk, hence the name. [3]

The Polk Township District No. 2 School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.24 square miles (109.4 km2), of which 42.09 square miles (109.0 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.38%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Barber Cemetery Blissville Cemetery and Tyner Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Stuntz and Hochstetler Pines Airport

School districts

  • John Glenn School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 87.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. January 18, 2013.

External links

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