North Bend Township, Starke County, Indiana

North Bend Township
—  Township  —
Location in Starke County
Coordinates: 41°12′50″N 86°31′38″W / 41.21389°N 86.52722°W / 41.21389; -86.52722Coordinates: 41°12′50″N 86°31′38″W / 41.21389°N 86.52722°W / 41.21389; -86.52722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Starke
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	36.26 sq mi (93.92 km2)
- Land	35.54 sq mi (92.04 km2)
- Water	0.72 sq mi (1.88 km2)  2%
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,294
- Density	36.4/sq mi (14.1/km2)
ZIP codes	46511, 46534, 46960, 46968
GNIS feature ID	0453679[1]

North Bend Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,294.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, North Bend Township covers an area of 36.26 square miles (93.9 km²); of this, 35.54 square miles (92.0 km²) (98 percent) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.9 km²) (2 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bass Lake (east half)

Unincorporated towns

• Ora at 41°10′26″N 86°33′11″W / 41.1739304°N 86.5530654°W / 41.1739304; -86.5530654
• Winona at 41°14′10″N 86°34′10″W / 41.2361527°N 86.5694557°W / 41.2361527; -86.5694557

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

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Union Township, Marshall County (east)
• Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County (southeast)
• Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County (south)
• Franklin Township, Pulaski County (southwest)
• California Township (west)
• Center Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: North Bend, North Union and Ora.

Airports and landing strips

• Bennett Strip Airport

Lakes

• Black Lake
• Hartz Lake
• Langenbaum Lake

Major highways

• SR 10
• SR 23

School districts

• Culver Community Schools 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. ^ "North Bend Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453679. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 
2. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana