Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Coolspring Township

Township

Coordinates: 41°39′17″N 86°52′23″W﻿ / ﻿41.65472°N 86.87306°W﻿ / 41.65472; -86.87306Coordinates: 41°39′17″N 86°52′23″W﻿ / ﻿41.65472°N 86.87306°W﻿ / 41.65472; -86.87306
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| LaPorte
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land| 35.97 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water| 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation

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| 653 ft (199 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 14,718
• Density| 409.2/sq mi (158.0/km2)
FIPS code| 18-15040[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453247

Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,718 and it contained 6,661 housing units.[3]

Coolspring Township was established in 1836.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[3]

The headwaters of the Little Calumet River is located within Coolspring Township, at Red Mill County Park.

The unincorporated town of Waterford is located within the township.

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 680.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States

County seat: La Porte

Cities|

* La Porte
* Michigan City

Map of Indiana highlighting LaPorte County

Towns|

* Kingsbury
* Kingsford Heights
* LaCrosse
* Long Beach
* Michiana Shores
* Pottawattamie Park
* Trail Creek
* Wanatah
* Westville

Townships|

* Cass
* Center
* Clinton
* Coolspring
* Dewey
* Galena
* Hanna
* Hudson
* Johnson
* Kankakee
* Lincoln
* Michigan
* New Durham
* Noble
* Pleasant
* Prairie
* Scipio
* Springfield
* Union
* Washington
* Wills

CDPs|

* Fish Lake
* Hanna
* Hudson Lake
* Rolling Prairie

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Alida
* Beattys Corner
* Birchim
* Byron
* Crumstown‡
* Door Village
* Duneland Beach
* Haskell
* Hesston
* Holmesville
* Kankakee
* Lake Park
* Mill Creek
* Oakwood
* Otis
* Pinhook
* Pinola
* Riverside
* Salem Heights
* Smith
* South Center
* South Wanatah
* Springfield
* Springville
* Stillwell
* Summit
* Tee Lake
* Thomaston
* Tracy
* Union Center
* Union Mills
* Waterford
* Wellsboro
* Wilders

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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