Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°03′08″N 85°17′07″W / 41.05222°N 85.28528°W / 41.05222; -85.28528Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyAllenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total33.35 sq mi (86.4 km²) • Land33.33 sq mi (86.3 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²) 0.09%Elevation

^[3]

850 ft (259 m)Population

(2020)^[4]

• Total42,082 • Density1,073.2/sq mi (414.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

46783, 46804, 46809, 46814, 46818

Area code260GNIS feature ID453072Websitewww.aboitetwp.com

Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,765,^[5] up from 28,338 in 2000.^[6]

History

Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km²), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[5]

Cities and towns

Fort Wayne (western portion)

Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km²) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.^[8]

Unincorporated towns

Dunfee (partial) at 41°05′08″N 85°20′11″W / 41.0856020°N 85.3363587°W / 41.0856020; -85.3363587
Ellison at 41°01′40″N 85°15′21″W / 41.027826°N 85.255806°W / 41.027826; -85.255806
Ellisville at 41°01′05″N 85°17′03″W / 41.018103°N 85.28414°W / 41.018103; -85.28414
Timbercrest at 41°01′02″N 85°18′54″W / 41.01727°N 85.314974°W / 41.01727; -85.314974

Fort Wayne neighborhoods

Brierwood Hills at 41°03′19″N 85°14′03″W / 41.055326°N 85.234139°W / 41.055326; -85.234139
Covington Dells at 41°04′10″N 85°13′59″W / 41.069492°N 85.233028°W / 41.069492; -85.233028
Forest Ridge at 41°01′19″N 85°16′24″W / 41.021992°N 85.273306°W / 41.021992; -85.273306
Liberty Hills at 41°02′00″N 85°15′59″W / 41.033381°N 85.266362°W / 41.033381; -85.266362
Manor Woods at 41°01′31″N 85°15′44″W / 41.025326°N 85.262195°W / 41.025326; -85.262195
Parkway Hills at 41°01′42″N 85°15′52″W / 41.028381°N 85.264417°W / 41.028381; -85.264417
Rolling Hills at 41°01′38″N 85°16′05″W / 41.02727°N 85.268029°W / 41.02727; -85.268029
Westlakes at 41°02′31″N 85°15′57″W / 41.0420450°N 85.2659413°W / 41.0420450; -85.2659413
Westlawn at 41°04′49″N 85°13′39″W / 41.080326°N 85.227473°W / 41.080326; -85.227473

Adjacent townships

Lake Township (north)
Washington Township (northeast)
Wayne Township (east)
Lafayette Township (south)
Jackson Township, Huntington County (southwest)
Jefferson Township, Whitley County (west)
Union Township, Whitley County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.

Airports and landing strips

Dennis Airport

School districts

Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County

Political districts

Indiana's 3rd congressional district
State House District 82
State House District 83
State Senate District 16

References

Citations

^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
^ "Google Maps".
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
^ United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
^ "City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation".