Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°25′16″N 85°01′12″W / 41.42111°N 85.02000°W / 41.42111; -85.02000CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDeKalbGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total17.49 sq mi (45.3 km²) • Land17.47 sq mi (45.2 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

^[1]

892 ft (272 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,086 • Density185.8/sq mi (71.7/km²)FIPS code18-28836^[3]GNIS feature ID453335

Grant Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,086, down from 3,245 at the 2010 census,^[4] and it contained 1,293 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.49 square miles (45.3 km²), of which 17.47 square miles (45.2 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Auburn (north edge)
Waterloo (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Interstate 69
U.S. Route 6
State Road 427

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Lutz, Ridge, and Tamarack.

Education

Grant Township residents are eligible to obtain a library card at the Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library in Waterloo.^[5]

References

"Grant Township, DeKalb 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Grant Township, DeKalb 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.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.