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Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
DeKalb

GNIS feature ID
  
453854

Local time
  
Friday 2:22 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-70200

Elevation
  
285 m

Population
  
1,613 (2010)

Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Weather
  
22°C, Wind SW at 29 km/h, 56% Humidity

Area
  
90.88 km² (90.62 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Smithfield Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,613 and it contained 719 housing units.

Contents

Map of Smithfield Township, IN, USA

History

Smithfield Township was named for Isaac B. Smith, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.09 square miles (90.9 km2), of which 34.99 square miles (90.6 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.28%) is water. Cedar Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

  • Ashley (southeast three-quarters)
  • Waterloo (north edge)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Summit

    • Adjacent townships

  • Steuben Township, Steuben County (north)
  • Otsego Township, Steuben County (northeast)
  • Franklin Township (east)
  • Wilmington Township (southeast)
  • Grant Township (south)
  • Richland Township (southwest)
  • Fairfield Township (west)
  • Salem Township, Steuben County (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • Interstate 69
  • U.S. Route 6
  • State Road 4
  • State Road 427

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains two cemeteries: Barkers Chapel and Cedar Lake.

    References

    Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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