Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana
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Chester Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Wells County Location in Wells County |
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Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wells |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
• Land | 35.62 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.47% |
Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 936 |
• Density | 26.3/sq mi (10.2/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46759, 46781, 46792, 47359 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453199 |
Chester Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 936 and it contained 394 housing units.[1][2]
Contents
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 35.62 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.53%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.47%) is water.[1]
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
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- Greenville at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Keystone at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Liberty Township (north)
- Harrison Township (northeast)
- Nottingham Township (east)
- Harrison Township, Blackford County (south)
- Washington Township, Blackford County (southwest)
- Jackson Township (west)
- Salamonie Township, Huntington County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Miller and Snow.
Airports and landing strips
- Brinnemans Headacres Airport
School districts
- Southern Wells Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 82
- State Senate District 19
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder