York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

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York Township
Township
Map highlighting York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.svg
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.


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