Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Springfield Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°43′10″N 86°45′39″W / 41.71944°N 86.76083°WCoordinates: 41°43′10″N 86°45′39″W / 41.71944°N 86.76083°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	33.41 sq mi (86.5 km^2)
• Land	33.29 sq mi (86.2 km^2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km^2)
Elevation[1]	666 ft (203 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,045
• Density	121.5/sq mi (46.9/km^2)
FIPS code	18-72170[2]
GNIS feature ID	453867

Springfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,045 and it contained 1,914 housing units.^[3]

Springfield Township was established in 1835.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.41 square miles (86.5 km²), of which 33.29 square miles (86.2 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.36%) is water.^[3]

Communities in the township include the incorporated town of Michiana Shores and the unincorporated community of Springville.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. p. 859.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana