Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana

Taylor Township
—  Township  —
Location in Howard County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	30.46 sq mi (78.88 km2)
• Land	30.46 sq mi (78.88 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	840 ft (256 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	9,294
• Density	313.1/sq mi (120.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453891

Taylor Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,294.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 2 Library 3 Schools 4 Post Offices 5 Businesses 5.1 Hotels/Bed & Breakfasts 5.2 Food 5.3 Gas 6 Pharmacy 7 References 8 External links

Geography

Taylor Township covers an area of 30.46 square miles (78.9 km²). The stream of Taylor Run runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Indian Heights
• Kokomo (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Center
• Hemlock
• Oakford

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

Adjacent townships

• Howard Township (north)
• Liberty Township (northeast)
• Union Township (east)
• Wildcat Township, Tipton County (southeast)
• Liberty Township, Tipton County (south)
• Prairie Township, Tipton County (southwest)
• Harrison Township (west)
• Center Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Albright, Chandler and Poff.

Major highways

• US 31
• US 35
• SR 19
• SR 22
• SR 26

Library

• Kokomo-Howard County Public Library South Branch, (SWC) Center and Albright roads

Schools

• Taylor High School
• Taylor Middle School

Post Offices

• Oakford Post Office

Businesses

Hotels/Bed & Breakfasts

• Courtyard Inn, (SEC) Kentucky Drive and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)
• Days Inn & Suites, (NEC) Albany Drive and US 31
• Holiday Inn Express, (SEC) Albany and Clinton drives (near US 31 and Alto Road)
• Super 8, Clinton Drive between Albany and Kentucky Drives (near US 31 and Alto Road)

Food

• Applebee's, (SEC) Southway Boulevard and US 31
• Arby's, (SEC) Arrow Street and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)
• Burger King, (NEC) Arrow Street and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)
• Cracker Barrel, (NEC) Kentucky and Clinton drives (near US 31 and Center Road)
• McDonald's, (SEC) Alto Road and US 31
• Outback Steakhouse, (SEC) Southway Boulevard and US 31
• Pizza Hut, (NEC) Center Road and US 31
• Starbucks Coffee, (NEC) Alto Road and US 31 (opening Summer 2008)
• Subway, (SEC) Arrow Street and US 31 (near US 31 and Center Road)

Gas

• BP, (SEC) Center Road and US 31
• Citgo, (NEC) Center Road and CR 344 E
• Gas America, (NEC) US 31 and SR 26
• Speedway, (NEC) Center Road and US 31

Pharmacy

• CVS/pharmacy, (SEC) US 31 and SR 26

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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