Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana
Kent Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Kent Township in Warren County | |
Location of Indiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 40°11′44″N 87°28′32″W / 40.19556°N 87.47556°WCoordinates: 40°11′44″N 87°28′32″W / 40.19556°N 87.47556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warren |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 14.11 sq mi (36.5 km2) |
• Land | 14 sq mi (40 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.78% |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 428 |
• Density | 30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 47993 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453524 |
Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 428 and it contained 196 housing units.[1]
History
Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.5 km2), of which 14 square miles (36 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.[1] It contains one town, State Line City, which is in the far western part of the township next to the Indiana / Illinois border.
Cemeteries
The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[3] and Masonic Cemetery.[4]
Transportation
Both Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[5][6]
A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.[7]
Education
Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[8]
Government
Kent Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[9]
Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[10] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 28.
- ↑ "Gopher Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ↑ "Masonic Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ↑ "State Road 63". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ↑ "State Road 263". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ↑ "State of Indiana 2012 Rail System Map" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ↑ "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "Indiana House Districts" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- "Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Bibliography
- Goodspeed, Weston A. (1883). "Part II. History of Warren County". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company. pp. 31–156. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 201–335. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- Warren County Historical Society (1966). A History of Warren County, Indiana. Williamsport, Indiana.
- Warren County Historical Society (2002). A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Williamsport, Indiana.
External links
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