Dewey Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°18′02″N 86°52′55″W / 41.30056°N 86.88194°W / 41.30056; -86.88194CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaPorteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.83 sq mi (92.8 km²) • Land35.83 sq mi (92.8 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

666 ft (203 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,000 • Density26.1/sq mi (10.1/km²)FIPS code18-17974^[3]GNIS feature ID453264

Dewey Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,000 (up from 935 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 421 housing units.

Dewey Township was established in 1860.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 km²), all land.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Dewey Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 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.
^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 37.