Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°58′13″N 85°43′43″W / 40.97028°N 85.72861°W / 40.97028; -85.72861 (2020)[1]
46946, 46962, 46990
Chester Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,001 (down from 8,009 at 2010[2]) and it contained 3,115 housing units.
The township's name most likely is a transfer from Chester, England.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.26 square miles (169.0 km2), of which 65.03 square miles (168.4 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- North Manchester
Unincorporated towns
- Bolivar at 40°57′51″N 85°47′15″W / 40.964211°N 85.787486°W / 40.964211; -85.787486
- Liberty Mills at 41°02′01″N 85°44′09″W / 41.033656°N 85.735819°W / 41.033656; -85.735819
- Servia at 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.956711°N 85.740540°W / 40.956711; -85.740540
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (north)
- Cleveland Township, Whitley County (northeast)
- Warren Township, Huntington County (east)
- Lagro Township (south)
- Paw Paw Township (southwest)
- Pleasant Township (west)
- Lake Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)
Cemeteries
- Glenwood
- Krisher
- Oaklawn
- Swank
- Union
Airports and landing strips
- Servia Airport
Landmarks
- Manchester College
- Peabody Memorial Home
Bodies of water
- Eel River
- Beargrass Creek
- Clear Creek
- Pony Creek
- Simonton Creek
- Swank Creek
- Wheeler Creek
School districts
- Manchester Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 22
- State Senate District 17
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 11.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana