Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°57′45″N 85°17′08″W / 40.96250°N 85.28556°W / 40.96250; -85.28556 (2020)[1]
46777, 46783, 46798, 46799, 46809, 46814
Lafayette Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,354.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lafayette Township covers an area of 34.61 square miles (89.64 km2); of this, 34.55 square miles (89.48 km2) is land and 0.062 square miles (0.16 km2), or 0.18 percent, is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Zanesville (north half)
Unincorporated towns
- Aboite at 41°00′03″N 85°19′05″W / 41.000881°N 85.318029°W / 41.000881; -85.318029
- Nine Mile at 40°58′30″N 85°13′30″W / 40.975048°N 85.224972°W / 40.975048; -85.224972
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Aboite Township (north)
- Wayne Township (northeast)
- Pleasant Township (east)
- Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast)
- Union Township, Wells County (south)
- Union Township, Huntington County (southwest)
- Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains Fogwell Cemetery.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Fort Wayne International Airport
- Wilcox Airstrip
Rivers
- Little Wabash River
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 50
- State House District 82
- State Senate District 16
- State Senate District 17
- State Senate District 19
References
Citations
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lafayette township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
Sources
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap