Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Polk Township
Township
Location in Huntington County
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°47′09″N 85°36′10″W / 40.78583°N 85.60278°W / 40.78583; -85.60278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
24.11 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Land22.76 sq mi (58.9 km2)
 • Water1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2)  5.60%
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
464
 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453754

Polk Township is one of 12 townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 464.[1]

History

Polk Township was organized in 1846.[2] It was named for President James K. Polk.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.11 square miles (62.4 km2), of which 22.76 square miles (58.9 km2) (or 94.40%) is land and 1.35 square miles (3.5 km2) (or 5.60%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Monument City Memorial.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,010—
1900874−13.5%
1910787−10.0%
1920670−14.9%
1930575−14.2%
1940550−4.3%
1950513−6.7%
1960498−2.9%
1970390−21.7%
19804094.9%
1990399−2.4%
200049123.1%
2010449−8.6%
20204643.3%
US Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  2. ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 108.
  3. ^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 728.
  4. ^ "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. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".