Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°43′48″N 85°25′32″W / 41.73000°N 85.42556°W / 41.73000; -85.42556CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaGrangeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total25.1 sq mi (65 km²) • Land24.45 sq mi (63.3 km²) • Water0.65 sq mi (1.7 km²)Elevation

^[1]

879 ft (268 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,383 • Density102.5/sq mi (39.6/km²)FIPS code18-43722^[3]GNIS feature ID453569

Lima Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,383 (down from 2,507 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,014 housing units.

History

Lima Township was established in 1832.^[5]

John Badlam Howe Mansion, St. James Memorial Chapel, Star Milling and Electric Company Historic District, and Samuel P. Williams House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65 km²), of which 24.45 square miles (63.3 km²) (or 97.41%) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km²) (or 2.59%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 140.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.