Dallas Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Dallas Township

Township

Along the Wabash River in eastern Dallas Township

Location in Huntington County

Coordinates: 40°52′05″N 85°36′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.86806°N 85.60167°W﻿ / 40.86806; -85.60167
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Huntington
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 22.97 sq mi (59.5 km2)
• Land| 22.67 sq mi (58.7 km2)
• Water| 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.31%
Elevation

| 699 ft (213 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 2,041
• Density| 89/sq mi (34/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453251

Dallas Township is one of 12 townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,041 (down from 2,114 at 2010[2]) and it contained 890 housing units.

## History

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Dallas Township was organized in 1847.[3] It was named for Vice President George M. Dallas.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.97 square miles (59.5 km2), of which 22.67 square miles (58.7 km2) (or 98.69%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 1.31%) is water.[2] The Wabash River flows through Dallas Township.

### Cities and towns

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* Andrews

### Adjacent townships

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* Warren Township (north)
* Clear Creek Township (northeast)
* Huntington Township (east)
* Lancaster Township (southeast)
* Polk Township (south)
* Lagro Township, Wabash County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Maple Grove and Riverside.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 24
* Indiana State Road 16
* Indiana State Road 105

## Education

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Dallas Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library in Andrews.[5]

## References

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* "Dallas Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Dallas Township, Huntington County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 603.
4. ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 94.
5. ^ "Library cards". Andrews-Dallas Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Huntington

City|

* Huntington

Map of Indiana highlighting Huntington County

Towns|

* Andrews
* Markle‡
* Mount Etna
* Roanoke
* Warren

Townships|

* Clear Creek
* Dallas
* Huntington
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lancaster
* Polk
* Rock Creek
* Salamonie
* Union
* Warren
* Wayne

CDP|

* Bippus

Other
communities|

* Banquo
* Bowerstown
* Bracken
* Browns Corner
* Buckeye
* Goblesville
* Harlansburg
* Lancaster
* Luther‡
* Mahon
* Majenica
* Makin
* Mardenis
* Milo
* Pleasant Plain
* Plum Tree
* Roanoke Station
* Rock Creek Center
* Simpson

Footnotes|

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

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