Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Lima Township
Township

Shops in the center of Howe, one of the township's villages
Coordinates: 41°43′48″N 85°25′32″W / 41.73000°N 85.42556°W / 41.73000; -85.42556Coordinates: 41°43′48″N 85°25′32″W / 41.73000°N 85.42556°W / 41.73000; -85.42556
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaGrange
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 25.1 sq mi (65 km2)
 • Land 24.45 sq mi (63.3 km2)
 • Water 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation[1] 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,507
 • Density 102.5/sq mi (39.6/km2)
FIPS code 18-43722[2]
GNIS feature ID 453569

Lima Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,507 and it contained 1,008 housing units.[3]

Lima Township was established in 1832.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65 km2), of which 24.45 square miles (63.3 km2) (or 97.41%) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 2.59%) is water.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 140.

External links

 Sturgis Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Fawn River Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Van Buren Township Greenfield Township
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Clay Township
Bloomfield Township


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