Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Springfield Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°43′10″N 86°45′39″W / 41.71944°N 86.76083°W / 41.71944; -86.76083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
33.41 sq mi (86.5 km2)
 • Land33.29 sq mi (86.2 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,770
 • Density121.5/sq mi (46.9/km2)
FIPS code18-72170[3]
GNIS feature ID453867

Springfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,770 (down from 4,045 at 2010[4]) and it contained 1,574 housing units.

Springfield Township was established in 1835.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.41 square miles (86.5 km2), of which 33.29 square miles (86.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.36%) is water.[4]

Communities in the township include the incorporated town of Michiana Shores and the unincorporated community of Springville.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Springfield 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. 859.


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