Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Liberty Township | |
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Township | |
Location in St. Joseph County | |
Coordinates: 41°31′35″N 86°24′12″W / 41.52639°N 86.40333°WCoordinates: 41°31′35″N 86°24′12″W / 41.52639°N 86.40333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | St. Joseph |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 42.88 sq mi (111.07 km2) |
• Land | 42.45 sq mi (109.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) 1.01% |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,053 |
• Density | 71.9/sq mi (27.8/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46536, 46554, 46574 |
GNIS feature ID | 453560 |
Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,053.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Liberty Township covers an area of 42.88 square miles (111.1 km2); of this, 42.45 square miles (109.9 km2) (98.99 percent) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (1.01 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Greene Township (northeast)
- Union Township (east)
- North Township, Marshall County (southeast)
- Polk Township, Marshall County (south)
- Lincoln Township (southwest)
- Lincoln Township, LaPorte County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Fair, Old, Porter and Westlawn.
Major highways
Lakes
- Elizabeth Lake
- Rupel Lake
- Worster Lake
School districts
- John Glenn School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 21
- State Senate District 9
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ↑ "Liberty Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
External links
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Greene Township | |||
Lincoln Township, LaPorte County | Union Township | |||
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Lincoln Township | Polk Township, Marshall County | North Township, Marshall County |
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