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Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Blackford

GNIS feature ID
  
453568

Local time
  
Friday 2:39 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-43650

Elevation
  
266 m

Population
  
7,899 (2010)

Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 58% Humidity

Area
  
107.4 km² (106.7 km² Land / 73 ha Water)

Licking Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,899 and it contained 3,885 housing units. The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County arrived in the Lick Creek area in 1831.

Contents

Map of Licking Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.46 square miles (107.4 km2), of which 41.18 square miles (106.7 km2) (or 99.32%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 0.68%) is water. Cains Lake and Lake Mohee are in this township. Lick Creek flows through the township.

Cities and towns

  • Hartford City
  • Shamrock Lakes
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Renner
  • Major highways

  • SR 3
  • SR 26
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Cunningham, Greenlawn, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lion, Sprague, Stewart, and Willman (a.k.a. Hartford City Cemetery).

    References

    Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana Wikipedia