Medina Township, Warren County, Indiana

Medina Township
Township
Location of Medina Township in Warren County
Location of Medina Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Location of Indiana in the United States
Coordinates: 40°26′12″N 87°08′27″W / 40.43667°N 87.14083°W / 40.43667; -87.14083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
27.07 sq mi (70.1 km2)
 • Land26.84 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.85%
Elevation
[1]
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
510
 • Density19/sq mi (7.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453617

Medina Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 510 and it contained 200 housing units.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890700—
1900637−9.0%
1910580−8.9%
1920561−3.3%
1930492−12.3%
1940473−3.9%
19504791.3%
1960445−7.1%
1970403−9.4%
1980381−5.5%
1990371−2.6%
200045221.8%
20104571.1%
202051011.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

History

Medina Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.07 square miles (70.1 km2), of which 26.84 square miles (69.5 km2) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.85%) is water.[5] It contains one town, Green Hill, which is in the southeast part of the township. The stream of Armstrong Creek runs through this township.

Map of Medina Township

Cemeteries

The township contains Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Davis Cemetery,[6] and Pond Grove Cemetery.[7]

Transportation

Indiana State Road 26 runs across the north part of the township from west to east, connecting Pine Village (in neighboring Adams Township to the west) with Lafayette to the east.[8]

Education

Medina Township is part of the Benton Community School Corporation

Government

Medina Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, 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.[9]

Medina Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 26,[10] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[11]

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. 42.
  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. ^ "Davis Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "Pond Grove Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  8. ^ "State Road 26". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  10. ^ "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "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)