Davis Township, Starke County, Indiana

Davis Township
—  Township  —
Location in Starke County
Coordinates: 41°23′11″N 86°38′42″W / 41.38639°N 86.645°W / 41.38639; -86.645Coordinates: 41°23′11″N 86°38′42″W / 41.38639°N 86.645°W / 41.38639; -86.645
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Starke
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	36.03 sq mi (93.33 km2)
– Land	35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
– Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.25%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,142
– Density	31.8/sq mi (12.3/km2)
ZIP codes	46532, 46534
GNIS feature ID	0453254[1]

Davis Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,142.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Davis Township covers an area of 36.03 square miles (93.3 km²); of this, 35.95 square miles (93.1 km²) (99.75 percent) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (0.25 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Hamlet (west half)

Adjacent townships

• Union Township, LaPorte County (north)
• Johnson Township, LaPorte County (northeast)
• Oregon Township (east)
• Washington Township (southeast)
• Center Township (south)
• Jackson Township (southwest)
• Hanna Township, LaPorte County (west)
• Prairie Township, LaPorte County (west)

Major highways

• US 30
• US 35

Airports and landing strips

• Singletons Landing Strip

School districts

• Oregon-Davis School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 17
• State Senate District 5

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ "Davis Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453254. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 
2. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana