York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

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York Township
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Location of York Township in Elkhart County
Coordinates: 41°43′38″N85°43′07″W / 41.72722°N 85.71861°W / 41.72722; -85.71861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Elkhart
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
66.1 km2 (25.54 sq mi)
  Land65.6 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
  Water0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
248 m (814 ft)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
4,291
  Density56.9/km2 (147.3/sq mi)
FIPS code 18-85976 [3]
GNIS feature ID 454068

York Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,728. [4]

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History

York Township was named after the state of New York, the point of origin of many of its early settlers. [5]

Bonneyville Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.54 square miles (66.1 km2), of which 25.31 square miles (65.6 km2) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.90%) is water. [4] Hunter Lake is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Bonneyville.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 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.
  5. History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp.  1171.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.