Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana

Kent Township
Township
Location of Kent Township in Warren County
Location of Kent Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Location of Indiana in the United States
Coordinates: 40°11′44″N 87°28′32″W / 40.19556°N 87.47556°W / 40.19556; -87.47556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
14.11 sq mi (36.5 km2)
 • Land14 sq mi (40 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.78%
Elevation
[1]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
452
 • Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
47993
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453524

Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 452 and it contained 189 housing units.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890629—
1900615−2.2%
1910540−12.2%
1920466−13.7%
1930414−11.2%
19404355.1%
1950372−14.5%
19603987.0%
1970387−2.8%
198050430.2%
1990467−7.3%
2000421−9.9%
20104281.7%
20204525.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

History

Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.5 km2), of which 14 square miles (36 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.[5] It contains one town, State Line City, which is in the far western part of the township next to the Indiana / Illinois border.

Map of Kent Township

Cemeteries

The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[6] and Masonic Cemetery.[7]

Transportation

Both Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[8][9]

A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.[10]

Education

Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[11]

Government

Kent Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[12]

Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[13] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[14]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 28.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Gopher Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Masonic Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  8. ^ "State Road 63". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "State Road 263". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  10. ^ "State of Indiana 2012 Rail System Map" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. Archived from the original on July 6, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  12. ^ "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  13. ^ "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  14. ^ "Indiana House Districts" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

Bibliography

  • Goodspeed, Weston A. (1883). "Part II. History of Warren County". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company. pp. 31–156. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  • Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 201–335. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  • Warren County Historical Society (1966). A History of Warren County, Indiana. Williamsport, Indiana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Warren County Historical Society (2002). A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary ed.). Williamsport, Indiana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)