Wayne Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°41′49″N 85°36′10″W / 40.69694°N 85.60278°W / 40.69694; -85.60278CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHuntingtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total24.41 sq mi (63.2 km²) • Land24.36 sq mi (63.1 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.20%Elevation

853 ft (260 m)Population

(2020)

• Total470 • Density22.2/sq mi (8.6/km²)GNIS feature ID0454032

Wayne Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 470.^[1]

History

Wayne Township was organized in 1844.^[2] Some of the early settlers being natives of Wayne County, Indiana caused the name to be selected.^[3]

The Chenoweth-Coulter Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.41 square miles (63.2 km²), of which 24.36 square miles (63.1 km²) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[5] The stream of Prairie Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Mount Etna (southwest edge of town, northeast edge of Twp.)

Unincorporated towns

Banquo

Adjacent townships

Polk Township (north)
Lancaster Township (northeast)
Jefferson Township (east)
Van Buren Township, Grant County (southeast)
Washington Township, Grant County (south)
Liberty Township, Wabash County (west)
Lagro Township, Wabash County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Gardens of Memory.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,047	—
1900	900	−14.0%
1910	955	6.1%
1920	755	−20.9%
1930	658	−12.8%
1940	617	−6.2%
1950	590	−4.4%
1960	612	3.7%
1970	659	7.7%
1980	621	−5.8%
1990	549	−11.6%
2000	559	1.8%
2010	540	−3.4%
2020	470	−13.0%
US Decennial Census^[6]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 874.
^ 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. 129.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".