Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Eden Township

Township

Coordinates: 41°34′13″N 85°35′35″W﻿ / ﻿41.57028°N 85.59306°W﻿ / 41.57028; -85.59306
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| LaGrange
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Land| 35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Water| 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 919 ft (280 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 4,894
• Density| 140/sq mi (53/km2)
FIPS code| 18-20206[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453271

Eden Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,894,[3] up from 4,231 at the 2010 census, when it also contained 1,085 housing units.[4] The township has a large Amish and Mennonite population.

According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 18% of the township's population spoke only English, while 79 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

Eden Township was organized in 1832.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 4,231| | —
2020| 4,894| | 15.7%
U.S. Decennial Census:
2010[4] and 2020[3]

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ a b c "Eden township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
4. ^ a b c "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.
5. ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 188.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States

County seat: LaGrange

Towns|

* LaGrange
* Shipshewana
* Topeka
* Wolcottville‡

Map of Indiana highlighting LaGrange County

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Clay
* Clearspring
* Eden
* Greenfield
* Johnson
* Lima
* Milford
* Newbury
* Springfield
* Van Buren

CDPs|

* Adams Lake
* Howe
* Mongo
* Ontario
* Scott
* Shipshewana Lake
* South Milford
* Stroh
* Wall Lake‡

Other
communities|

* Brighton
* Eddy
* Elmira
* Emma
* Greenfield Mills
* Honeyville
* Meadow Shores Park‡
* Mount Pisgah
* Plato
* Seyberts
* Star Mill
* Stony Creek
* Valentine
* Woodruff

Footnotes|

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

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