Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana

Aboite Township
Township

Vermilyea Inn, a historic hotel[3] in the township[4]

Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°03′08″N 85°17′07″W / 41.05222°N 85.28528°W / 41.05222; -85.28528Coordinates: 41°03′08″N 85°17′07″W / 41.05222°N 85.28528°W / 41.05222; -85.28528
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Allen
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 33.35 sq mi (86.4 km2)
 • Land 33.33 sq mi (86.3 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation 833 ft (254 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 35,765
 • Density 1,073.2/sq mi (414.4/km2)
ZIP codes 46783, 46804, 46809, 46814, 46818
GNIS feature ID 0453072
Website www.aboitetwp.com

Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,765,[5] up from 28,338 in 2000.[6]

History

Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km2), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[5]

Cities, towns, villages

Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km2) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.[8]

Fort Wayne neighborhoods

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20051216.HTM
  2. ↑ http://goo.gl/maps/Vvojd
  3. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20051216.HTM
  4. ↑ http://goo.gl/maps/Vvojd
  5. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder Archived May 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
  8. ↑ "City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation".

External links

 Union Township, Whitley County Lake Township Washington Township
Jefferson Township, Whitley County Wayne Township
   Aboite Township  
Jackson Township, Huntington County Lafayette Township
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