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Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Elkhart

GNIS feature ID
  
453576

Area
  
46.05 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 7:21 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-44514

Elevation
  
263 m

Population
  
3,913 (2010)

Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 53% Humidity

Locke Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,913.

Contents

Map of Locke Township, IN, USA

History

Locke Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for Samuel Lockwood, a pioneer settler and native of Vermont.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.78 square miles (46.0 km2), all land.

Cities and towns

  • Nappanee (northwest quarter)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Locke

    • Adjacent townships

  • Olive Township (north)
  • Harrison Township (northeast)
  • Union Township (east)
  • Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
  • Scott Township, Kosciusko County (south)
  • German Township, Marshall County (southwest)
  • Madison Township, St. Joseph County (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • US 6
  • SR 19

    • References

    Locke Township, Elkhart County, Indiana Wikipedia
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