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Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Vermillion

Elevation
  
187 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:34 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
453954

Area
  
132 km²

Population
  
924 (2010)

Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
47847, 47854 47928, 47966

Weather
  
5°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 95% Humidity

Vermillion Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 924 and it contained 401 housing units.

Contents

Map of Vermillion Township, IN, USA

History

Vermillion Township took its name from Vermillion County, which was named after the Vermilion River.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.98 square miles (132.0 km2), of which 50.51 square miles (130.8 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 0.92%) is water.

Cities

  • Newport

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Quaker

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains twelve cemeteries: Carmack, Johnson, Johnson, Juliet, Lebanon, Memorial Chapel, Miller, Old Hopewell, Thomas, Walnut Hill, Wimsett and Zener.

    Landmarks

  • Newport Chemical Depot
  • The Newport Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

    • School districts

  • North Vermillion Community School Corporation

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 8th congressional district
  • State House District 42
  • State Senate District 38

    • References

    Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana Wikipedia
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