Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°25′44″N 86°24′39″W / 41.42889°N 86.41083°W / 41.42889; -86.41083Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMarshallGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.24 sq mi (109.4 km²) • Land42.09 sq mi (109.0 km²) • Water0.16 sq mi (0.4 km²) 0.38%Elevation

738 ft (225 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total2,781 • Density67.1/sq mi (25.9/km²)ZIP codes

46563, 46574

GNIS feature ID0453755

Polk Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,781 (down from 2,824 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 1,170 housing units.

History

Polk Township was organized on March 4, 1845. The date of the township's organization coincided with the inauguration of James K. Polk, hence the name.^[3]

The Polk Township District No. 2 School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.24 square miles (109.4 km²), of which 42.09 square miles (109.0 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.38%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Koontz Lake (east edge)
Teegarden at 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.465046°N 86.377509°W / 41.465046; -86.377509
Tyner at 41°24′35″N 86°24′09″W / 41.409767°N 86.402509°W / 41.409767; -86.402509

Cemeteries

The township contains Barber Cemetery Blissville Cemetery and Tyner Cemetery.

Major highways

US 6

Airports and landing strips

Stuntz and Hochstetler Pines Airport

School districts

John Glenn School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 17
State Senate District 5

References

"Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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^ "Census Bureau profile: Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 87.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. January 18, 2013.