Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°13′10″N 85°50′16″W / 41.21944°N 85.83778°W / 41.21944; -85.83778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKosciuskoGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total45.06 sq mi (116.7 km²) • Land42.73 sq mi (110.7 km²) • Water2.33 sq mi (6.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total29,110 • Density644.7/sq mi (248.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-81782^[3]GNIS feature ID454034

Wayne Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,110 (up from 27,551 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 12,127 housing units.

Wayne Township was organized in 1836.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.06 square miles (116.7 km²), of which 42.73 square miles (110.7 km²) (or 94.83%) is land and 2.33 square miles (6.0 km²) (or 5.17%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Warsaw
Winona Lake

Unincorporated towns

Lakeside Park at 41°15′08″N 85°50′57″W / 41.2522668°N 85.8491580°W / 41.2522668; -85.8491580

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Education

Wayne Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Warsaw Community Public Library in Warsaw.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Wayne Township, Kosciusko 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.
^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 688.
^ "Getting a Library Card". Warsaw Community Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.