Webster Township, Wayne County, Indiana

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Webster Township
Township
Map highlighting Webster Township, Wayne County, Indiana.svg
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°53′53″N84°57′18″W / 39.89806°N 84.95500°W / 39.89806; -84.95500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
14.94 sq mi (38.7 km2)
 • Land14.89 sq mi (38.6 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.33%
Elevation
[1]
1,043 ft (318 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,210
 • Density85.4/sq mi (33.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 454045

Webster Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,272 and it contained 552 housing units. [3]

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History

Webster Township was organized in 1870. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.94 square miles (38.7 km2), of which 14.89 square miles (38.6 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.33%) is water. [3] The streams of Dover Run, High Brook, Long Creek, Nail Creek, Quill Creek, Single Creek, Spike Brook, Tie Run, Web Branch, Web Creek and Webster Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Dover.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Webster Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1884. p. 807.
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