Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°08′06″N 87°19′27″W / 41.13500°N 87.32417°W / 41.13500; -87.32417CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyNewtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.56 sq mi (110.2 km²) • Land42.39 sq mi (109.8 km²) • Water0.16 sq mi (0.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

679 ft (207 m)Population

(2020)

• Total4,563 • Density110/sq mi (41/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code219FIPS code18-43830^[2]GNIS feature ID453572

Lincoln Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,563 and it contained 1,829 housing units.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	518	—
1900	760	46.7%
1910	701	−7.8%
1920	658	−6.1%
1930	690	4.9%
1940	795	15.2%
1950	929	16.9%
1960	987	6.2%
1970	1,191	20.7%
1980	3,753	215.1%
1990	3,591	−4.3%
2000	4,268	18.9%
2010	4,480	5.0%
2020	4,563	1.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Lincoln Township was established in 1872.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.56 square miles (110.2 km²), of which 42.39 square miles (109.8 km²) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.38%) is water.^[6]

Unincorporated towns

Pembroke at 41°06′01″N 87°16′37″W / 41.1003137°N 87.2769735°W / 41.1003137; -87.2769735
Roselawn at 41°08′30″N 87°18′53″W / 41.1417024°N 87.3147528°W / 41.1417024; -87.3147528
Thayer at 41°10′24″N 87°20′01″W / 41.1733690°N 87.3336426°W / 41.1733690; -87.3336426

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 198.
^ "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.