Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lafayette Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Lafayette Township in Allen County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Allen
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 89.73
area_land_km2 = 89.62
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 34.64
area_land_sq_mi = 34.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2,707
population_density_km2 = 30.2
population_density_sq_mi = 78.23

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elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 40
latm = 57
lats = 45
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 17
longs = 08
longEW = W

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Lafayette Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,707.

Geography

Lafayette Township covers an area of 34.64 square miles; 0.04 square miles (0.12 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

* Zanesville

Unincorporated towns

* Aboite
* Nine Mile(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:
* Aboite (north)
* Pleasant (east)
* Wayne (northeast)
* Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)
* Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast)
* Union Township, Huntington County (southwest)
* Union Township, Wells County (south)

Major highways

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* (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
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Airports

* Fort Wayne International Airport

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Fogwell.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

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