Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grant Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Grant Township in DeKalb County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = DeKalb
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 45.24
area_land_km2 = 45.19
area_water_km2 = 0.05
area_total_sq_mi = 17.47
area_land_sq_mi = 17.45
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3,087
population_density_km2 = 68.31
population_density_sq_mi = 176.93

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 272
elevation_ft = 892
latd = 41
latm = 25
lats = 16
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 01
longs = 12
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-28836GR|2
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Grant Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,087.

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 17.47 square miles; 0.02 square miles (0.11 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

* Auburn (north edge)
* Waterloo (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

* Smithfield Township (north)
* Franklin Township (northeast)
* Wilmington Township (east)
* Union Township (south)
* Richland Township (west)
* Fairfield Township (northwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Lutz, Ridge and Tamarack.

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/DeKalb.htm Indiana Township Association page for DeKalb County]