Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana

Porter Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°23′28″N 87°09′10″W / 41.39111°N 87.15278°W / 41.39111; -87.15278Coordinates: 41°23′28″N 87°09′10″W / 41.39111°N 87.15278°W / 41.39111; -87.15278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Porter
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 45.26 sq mi (117.22 km2)
 • Land 44.94 sq mi (116.4 km2)
 • Water 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
Elevation[1] 712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 9,367
 • Density 208.4/sq mi (80.47/km2)
FIPS code 18-61182[2]
GNIS feature ID 453760

Porter Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,367.[3]

History

Porter Township was originally called Fish Lake Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1838.[4] The name was changed to Porter Township in 1841.[4]

Cities and towns

The township has no incorporated communities. Boone Grove, located on the southern boundary of the township continues to be an important community.[5]

Education

The township is served by the Porter Township School Corporation. Its high school is Boone Grove High School located northwest of Boone Grove.

Cemeteries

Name Location Picture Ref pg[6] Ref pg[7]
Fleming Cemetery Boone Grove Road (200 W) pg 36 front
Frame Cemetery (private) 675 West front
Guernsey Cemetery (private) Division at County Line Road (Lake/Porter) pg 34 front
Ludington Cemetery (private) 500 West, north of SR 2 front
Merriman Cemetery 250 N at 275 W front
Shurr Cemetery (private) 300 S, near 500 W front
Looking west across the cornfields from Smoke Road at the old (abandoned) Erie-Lackawanna Railroad ROW

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Porter township, Porter County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. 1 2 History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 170.
  5. ↑ Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
  6. ↑ Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
  7. ↑ Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001


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