Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°12′59″N 86°51′58″W / 41.21639°N 86.86611°W / 41.21639; -86.86611Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyStarkeGovernment

• TypeRailroad townshipArea

• Total36.65 sq mi (94.9 km²) • Land36.61 sq mi (94.8 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.11%Elevation

^[1]

673 ft (205 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,211 • Density33.5/sq mi (12.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

46366, 46374

Area code219GNIS feature ID453779

Railroad Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,211 (down from 1,226 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 531 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.65 square miles (94.9 km²), of which 36.61 square miles (94.8 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[4] It is bordered on the north by the Kankakee River.

Cities, towns, villages

San Pierre

Unincorporated towns

English Lake at 41°15′57″N 86°49′25″W / 41.265874°N 86.823630°W / 41.265874; -86.823630
Lomax at 41°15′32″N 86°52′18″W / 41.258929°N 86.871687°W / 41.258929; -86.871687

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

Adjacent townships

Dewey Township, LaPorte County (north)
Jackson Township (northeast)
Prairie Township, LaPorte County (northeast)
Wayne Township (east)
Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County (southeast)
Cass Township, Pulaski County (south)
Walker Township, Jasper County (southwest)
Kankakee Township, Jasper County (west)
Pleasant Township, Porter County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains All Saints Cemetery.

Major highways

US 421
SR 10

School districts

North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation
Tri-Township School Corporation
West Central School Corporation
Kankakee Valley School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 17
State Senate District 5

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "Railroad Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^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.