Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana

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Aboite Township
Township
Vermilyea Inn closeup.jpg
Vermilyea Inn, a historic hotel [3] in the township [4]
Map highlighting Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana.svg
Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 41°03′08″N85°17′07″W / 41.05222°N 85.28528°W / 41.05222; -85.28528
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Allen
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
33.35 sq mi (86.4 km2)
 • Land33.33 sq mi (86.3 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
[5]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2020) [6]
 • Total
42,082
 • Density1,073.2/sq mi (414.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46783, 46804, 46809, 46814, 46818
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID 453072
Website www.aboitetwp.org

Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,765, [7] up from 28,338 in 2000. [8]

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History

Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow". [9]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km2), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water. [7]

Cities and towns

Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km2) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006. [10]

Unincorporated towns

Fort Wayne neighborhoods

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

Citations

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. "Google Maps".
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Google Maps".
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
  9. ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p.  687.
  10. ↑ "City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation".

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