Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

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Eden Township
Map highlighting Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°34′13″N85°35′35″W / 41.57028°N 85.59306°W / 41.57028; -85.59306 Coordinates: 41°34′13″N85°35′35″W / 41.57028°N 85.59306°W / 41.57028; -85.59306
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaGrange
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Land35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total4,894
  Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
FIPS code 18-20206 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453271

Eden Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,894, [3] up from 4,231 at the 2010 census, when it also contained 1,085 housing units. [4] The township has a large Amish and Mennonite population.

Contents

According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 18% of the township's population spoke only English, while 79 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" [3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

Eden Township was organized in 1832. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2010 4,231
2020 4,89415.7%
U.S. Decennial Census:
2010 [4] and 2020 [3]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eden township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. 1 2 3 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  5. Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 188.