Dallas_Township,_Huntington_County,_Indiana
Dallas Township, Huntington County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Dallas Township is one of 12 townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,041 (down from 2,114 at 2010[2]) and it contained 890 housing units.
Dallas Township | |
|---|---|
Along the Wabash River in eastern Dallas Township | |
Location in Huntington County | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′05″N 85°36′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Huntington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.97 sq mi (59.5 km2) |
| • Land | 22.67 sq mi (58.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 1.31% |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,041 |
| • Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453251 |
Dallas Township was organized in 1847.[3] It was named for Vice President George M. Dallas.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.97 square miles (59.5 km2), of which 22.67 square miles (58.7 km2) (or 98.69%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 1.31%) is water.[2] The Wabash River flows through Dallas Township.
Cities and towns
Adjacent townships
- Warren Township (north)
- Clear Creek Township (northeast)
- Huntington Township (east)
- Lancaster Township (southeast)
- Polk Township (south)
- Lagro Township, Wabash County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Maple Grove and Riverside.
Major highways
Dallas Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library in Andrews.[5]
- "Dallas Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- "Census Bureau profile: Dallas Township, Huntington County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- "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.
- History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 603.
- Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 94.
- "Library cards". Andrews-Dallas Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.