Grant Township, Newton County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°47′02″N 87°19′30″W / 40.78389°N 87.32500°W / 40.78389; -87.32500![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)
47922, 47948, 47951
Grant Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,100 and it contained 513 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,624 | — | |
1900 | 1,716 | 5.7% | |
1910 | 1,762 | 2.7% | |
1920 | 1,734 | −1.6% | |
1930 | 1,585 | −8.6% | |
1940 | 1,656 | 4.5% | |
1950 | 1,702 | 2.8% | |
1960 | 1,716 | 0.8% | |
1970 | 1,570 | −8.5% | |
1980 | 1,567 | −0.2% | |
1990 | 1,341 | −14.4% | |
2000 | 1,293 | −3.6% | |
2010 | 1,189 | −8.0% | |
2020 | 1,100 | −7.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
History
Grant Township was founded in 1865, and named for Ulysses S. Grant.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.52 square miles (92.0 km2), all land.[5]
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Perkins at 40°45′54″N 87°21′47″W / 40.765039°N 87.363079°W / 40.765039; -87.363079
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Goodland and Mount Calvary.
Major highways
Education
- South Newton School Corporation
Grant Township is served by the Goodland-Grant Township Public Library.[6]
Political districts
- Indiana's 1st congressional district
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 6
References
- "Grant Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Grant Township