Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°23′24″N 86°31′40″W / 41.39000°N 86.52778°W / 41.39000; -86.52778Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyStarkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.12 sq mi (93.6 km²) • Land35.65 sq mi (92.3 km²) • Water0.47 sq mi (1.2 km²) 1.30%Elevation

^[1]

709 ft (216 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,220 • Density94.4/sq mi (36.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

46531, 46532, 46574

Area code574GNIS feature ID453694

Oregon Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,220 (down from 3,367 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,658 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 35.65 square miles (92.3 km²) (or 98.70%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 1.30%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Hamlet (east half)
Koontz Lake (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Grovertown at 41°22′30″N 86°30′17″W / 41.375043°N 86.504734°W / 41.375043; -86.504734

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

Adjacent townships

Johnson Township, LaPorte County (north)
Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County (northeast)
Polk Township, Marshall County (east)
West Township, Marshall County (southeast)
Washington Township (south)
Center Township (southwest)
Davis Township (west)
Union Township, LaPorte County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fletcher Cemetery.

Major highways

US 30
SR 23

School districts

Oregon-Davis School Corporation

Political districts

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

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "Oregon Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^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.