Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°34′13″N 85°35′35″W / 41.57028°N 85.59306°W / 41.57028; -85.59306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaGrangeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.95 sq mi (93.1 km²) • Land35.88 sq mi (92.9 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

919 ft (280 m)Population

(2020)

• Total4,894 • Density140/sq mi (53/km²)FIPS code18-20206^[2]GNIS feature ID453271

Eden Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,894,^[3] up from 4,231 at the 2010 census, when it also contained 1,085 housing units.^[4] The township has a large Amish and Mennonite population.

According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 18% of the township's population spoke only English, while 79 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"^[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

Eden Township was organized in 1832.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	4,231	—
2020	4,894	15.7%
U.S. Decennial Census: 2010^[4] and 2020^[3]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eden township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 188.