Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Coolspring Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°39′17″N 86°52′23″W / 41.65472°N 86.87306°W / 41.65472; -86.87306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Land35.97 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
15,684
 • Density409.2/sq mi (158.0/km2)
FIPS code18-15040[3]
GNIS feature ID453247

Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,684 (up from 14,718 at 2010[4]) and it contained 7,302 housing units.

Coolspring Township was established in 1836.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[4]

The headwaters of the Little Calumet River is located within Coolspring Township, at Red Mill County Park.

The unincorporated town of Waterford is located within the township.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 680.


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