Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana

Oregon Township
Oregon Township
Township
	Location in Starke County
	Coordinates: 41°23′24″N 86°31′40″W / 41.39000°N 86.52778°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Starke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.12 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land	35.65 sq mi (92.3 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2) 1.30%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,220
• Density	94.4/sq mi (36.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	46531, 46532, 46574
Area code	574
GNIS feature ID	453694

Oregon Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,220 (down from 3,367 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,658 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km²), of which 35.65 square miles (92.3 km²) (or 98.70%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 1.30%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Hamlet (east half)
Koontz Lake (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Grovertown at 41°22′30″N 86°30′17″W / 41.375043°N 86.504734°W / 41.375043; -86.504734

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

Adjacent townships

Johnson Township, LaPorte County (north)
Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County (northeast)
Polk Township, Marshall County (east)
West Township, Marshall County (southeast)
Washington Township (south)
Center Township (southwest)
Davis Township (west)
Union Township, LaPorte County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fletcher Cemetery.

Major highways

US 30
SR 23

School districts

Oregon-Davis School Corporation

Political districts

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

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "Oregon Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[2020_Census-2] "Census Bureau profile: Oregon Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[3] "Oregon Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.

[census-4] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Starke County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Knox
City	Knox	Map of Indiana highlighting Starke County
Towns	Hamlet North Judson
Townships	California Center Davis Jackson North Bend Oregon Railroad Washington Wayne
CDPs	Bass Lake Grovertown Hartz Lake Koontz Lake‡ Ora San Pierre
Other communities	Aldine Bass Station Brems English Lake Indian Hill Lena Park Lomax Oak Grove Ober Toto Winona
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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