Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°57′11″N 86°23′41″W / 40.95306°N 86.39472°W / 40.95306; -86.39472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFultonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total46.82 sq mi (121.3 km²) • Land46.74 sq mi (121.1 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

774 ft (236 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total545 • Density12.2/sq mi (4.7/km²)FIPS code18-81692^[3]GNIS feature ID454029

Wayne Township is one of eight townships in Fulton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 545 (down from 569 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 242 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.82 square miles (121.3 km²), of which 46.74 square miles (121.1 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.15%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Fletcher
Grass Creek
Marshtown

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

Adjacent townships

Union Township (north)
Rochester Township (northeast)
Liberty Township (east)
Bethlehem Township, Cass County (southeast)
Harrison Township, Cass County (south)
Boone Township, Cass County (southwest)
Van Buren Township, Pulaski County (west)
Harrison Township, Pulaski County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Reed, Fletcher's Lake, Grass Creek, St. Anne, Bauman, Old Allison Farm, Hizer, Old A. D. Toner

References

Sources

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Citations

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Wayne Township, Fulton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.