Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Eden Township
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Coordinates: 41°34′13″N 85°35′35″W / 41.57028°N 85.59306°W / 41.57028; -85.59306 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaGrange |
Government
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• Type | Indiana township |
Area
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• Total | 35.95 sq mi (93.1 km 2 ) |
• Land | 35.88 sq mi (92.9 km 2 ) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km 2 ) |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Population
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• Total | 4,894 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km 2 ) |
FIPS code | 18-20206 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453271 |
Eden Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana . As of the 2020 census , its population was 4,894, [3] up from 4,231 at the 2010 census, when it also contained 1,085 housing units. [4] The township has a large Amish and Mennonite population.
According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 18% of the township's population spoke only English , while 79 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" [3] (basically Pennsylvania German / German ).
Eden Township was organized in 1832. [5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km 2 ) , of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km 2 ) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2 ) (or 0.19%) is water. [4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 4,231 | — | |
2020 | 4,894 | 15.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census:
2010 [4] and 2020 [3] |
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007 . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
- ↑ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
- 1 2 3 "Eden township, LaGrange County, Indiana" . data.census.gov . Retrieved January 30, 2022 .
- 1 2 3 "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 .
- ↑ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 188.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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