Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°57′45″N 85°17′08″W / 40.96250°N 85.28556°W / 40.96250; -85.28556Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyAllenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total34.61 sq mi (89.64 km²) • Land34.55 sq mi (89.48 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²) 0.18%Elevation

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total4,247 • Density97/sq mi (37.5/km²)ZIP codes

46777, 46783, 46798, 46799, 46809, 46814

GNIS feature ID0453530

Lafayette Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,354.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lafayette Township covers an area of 34.61 square miles (89.64 km²); of this, 34.55 square miles (89.48 km²) is land and 0.062 square miles (0.16 km²), or 0.18 percent, is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Zanesville (north half)

Unincorporated towns

Aboite at 41°00′03″N 85°19′05″W / 41.000881°N 85.318029°W / 41.000881; -85.318029
Nine Mile at 40°58′30″N 85°13′30″W / 40.975048°N 85.224972°W / 40.975048; -85.224972

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Aboite Township (north)
Wayne Township (northeast)
Pleasant Township (east)
Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast)
Union Township, Wells County (south)
Union Township, Huntington County (southwest)
Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fogwell Cemetery.

Major highways

I-69
I-469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
US 24
US 33

Airports and landing strips

Fort Wayne International Airport
Wilcox Airstrip

Rivers

Little Wabash River

School districts

Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County

Political districts

Indiana's 3rd congressional district
State House District 50
State House District 82
State Senate District 16
State Senate District 17
State Senate District 19

References

Citations

^ "Census Bureau profile: Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lafayette township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.