Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°39′36″N 85°15′34″W / 41.66000°N 85.25944°W / 41.66000; -85.25944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaGrangeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.9 sq mi (93 km²) • Land35.59 sq mi (92.2 km²) • Water0.31 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

919 ft (280 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,158 • Density33.1/sq mi (12.8/km²)FIPS code18-72152^[3]GNIS feature ID453866

Springfield Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,158 (down from 1,179 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 453 housing units.

History

Springfield Township was founded in 1834.^[5]

The John O'Ferrell Store at Mongo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.59 square miles (92.2 km²) (or 99.14%) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²) (or 0.86%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 203.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.