Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kent Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 36.51
area_land_km2 = 36.24
area_water_km2 = 0.27
area_total_sq_mi = 14.1
area_land_sq_mi = 13.99
area_water_sq_mi = 0.11
area_water_percent = 0.74

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 421
population_density_km2 = 11.6
population_density_sq_mi = 30.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 209
elevation_ft = 686
latd = 40
latm = 11
lats = 44
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 28
longs = 32
longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP Code
postal_code = 47993
area_code = 765
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Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. It was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township. As of the 2000 census, its population was 421.

Geography

Kent Township covers an area of 14.1 square miles (36.51 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.27 square kilometers) or 0.74 percent is water. The streams of Halls Branch and Salts Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

* State Line City

Adjacent townships

* Steuben Township (north)
* Troy Township, Fountain County (east)
* Mound Township (south)
* Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Gopher Hill and Masonic.

Major highways

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chool districts

* Metropolitan School District of Warren County

Congressional and state legislative districts

* Congressional District 8
* State House District 42
* State Senate District 38

References

* Warren County Historical Society (1966), "A History of Warren County, Indiana".
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Warren.htm Indiana Township Association page for Warren County]