Township in Indiana, United States
Lincoln Township | |
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Township | |
Location in St. Joseph County | |
Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 86°29′08″W / 41.48194°N 86.48556°W / 41.48194; -86.48556 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | St. Joseph |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km) |
• Land | 22.19 sq mi (57.47 km) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km) 0.05% |
Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,859 |
• Density | 137.6/sq mi (53.1/km) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 46554, 46574 |
Area code | 574 |
GNIS feature ID | 453573 |
Lincoln Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,053.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lincoln Township covers an area of 22.2 square miles (57 km); of this, 22.19 square miles (57.5 km) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km) (0.05 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Liberty Township (northeast)
- Polk Township, Marshall County (southeast)
- Oregon Township, Starke County (southwest)
- Johnson Township, LaPorte County (west)
Major highways
Education
- John Glenn School Corporation
Lincoln Township is served by the Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library.
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 21
- State Senate District 5
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- "Census Bureau profile: Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- "Lincoln Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
External links
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Municipalities and communities of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States | ||
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County seat: South Bend | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |