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)

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.

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.