St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana

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official_name = St. Joseph Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of St. Joseph 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 = 91.57
area_land_km2 = 91.48
area_water_km2 = 0.09
area_total_sq_mi = 35.36
area_land_sq_mi = 35.32
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 68,276
population_density_km2 = 746.35
population_density_sq_mi = 1933.04

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elevation_m = 243
elevation_ft = 797
latd = 41
latm = 08
lats = 18
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longd = 85
longm = 03
longs = 50
longEW = W

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St. Joseph Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 68,276.

Geography

St. Joseph Township covers an area of 35.36 square miles; 0.04 square miles (0.11 percent) of this is water.

Education

St. Joseph Township is the home of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). With an enrollment of 11,943, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. The township also holds the main campus of the Northeast Region of Ivy Tech Community College, the second-largest public community college campus in the state.

St. Joseph Township's private colleges and universities include Concordia Theological Seminary (Lutheran) and Brown Mackie College,

St. Joseph Township is also home to two high schools; R. Nelson Snider High School, a large public school operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, and Blackhawk Christian School, a K-12 school operated by Blackhawk Ministries.

Cities and towns

* Fort Wayne (portion)

Adjacent townships

The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:
* Adams (south)
* Cedar Creek (northeast)
* Milan (east)
* Perry (northwest)
* Washington (west)
* Wayne (southwest)

Major highways

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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]