Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana
Wayne Township | |
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 The Wayne County Courthouse in Richmond | |
 Location in Wayne County | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′28″N 84°52′32″W / 39.84111°N 84.87556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.92 sq mi (137.1 km2) |
| • Land | 52.2 sq mi (135 km2) |
| • Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2) 1.36% |
| Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,852 |
| • Density | 789.5/sq mi (304.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 454042 |
Wayne Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 41,217 and it contained 19,510 housing units.[3]
History
[edit]Wayne Township was organized in 1810.[4]
The Forest Hills Country Club and Abram Gaar House and Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5][6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 52.92 square miles (137.1 km2), of which 52.2 square miles (135 km2) (or 98.64%) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.9 km2) (or 1.36%) is water.[3] The streams of Boro Brook, Bridge Brook, Chester Creek, Clear Creek, Evans Creek, Middle Fork East Fork Whitewater River, Mud Creek, Short Creek, Spring Run, Tree Brook and West Fork/East Fork of Whitewater River run through this township.
Cities and towns
[edit]- Richmond (the county seat) (vast majority)
- Spring Grove
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Chester at 39°53′17″N 84°53′16″W / 39.8881034°N 84.8877386°W
- East Haven at 39°50′21″N 84°55′51″W / 39.8392142°N 84.9307948°W
- Greenwood at 39°48′44″N 84°53′17″W / 39.8122703°N 84.8880159°W
- Middleboro at 39°53′38″N 84°49′55″W / 39.8939372°N 84.8319040°W
- South Richmond at 39°48′02″N 84°53′18″W / 39.8006038°N 84.8882936°W
- Spring Grove Heights at 39°50′36″N 84°53′33″W / 39.8433812°N 84.8924606°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains eight cemeteries: Earlham, Hoover Bulla, King, Lutherania, Ridge, Saint Andrews, State Line and Wernle.
Major highways
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fox, Henry Clay (1912). Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Western Historical Association. p. 88.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/14/15 through 12/18/15. National Park Service. December 24, 2015.
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