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Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Huntington

Elevation
  
245 m

Local time
  
Thursday 3:32 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453754

Area
  
62.44 km²

Population
  
449 (2010)

Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity

Polk Township is one of 12 townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 449 and it contained 195 housing units.

Contents

Map of Polk Township, IN, USA

History

Polk Township was organized in 1846. It was named for President James K. Polk.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.11 square miles (62.4 km2), of which 22.76 square miles (58.9 km2) (or 94.40%) is land and 1.35 square miles (3.5 km2) (or 5.60%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Mount Etna (northwest edge)

    • Unincorporated communities

  • Harlansburg

    • Adjacent townships

  • Dallas Township (north)
  • Huntington Township (northeast)
  • Lancaster Township (east)
  • Jefferson Township (southeast)
  • Wayne Township (south)
  • Liberty Township, Wabash County (southwest)
  • Lagro Township, Wabash County (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains one cemetery, Monument City Memorial.

    Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 105
  • Indiana State Road 124

    • References

    Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana Wikipedia
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