Eel River Township, Allen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Eel River Township

Township

Location in Allen County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°13′39″N 85°15′23″W﻿ / ﻿41.22750°N 85.25639°W﻿ / 41.22750; -85.25639
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Allen
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 36.55 sq mi (94.67 km2)
• Land| 36.50 sq mi (94.53 km2)
• Water| 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.15%
Elevation

| 866 ft (264 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total| 4,199
• Density| 99/sq mi (38.2/km2)
ZIP codes|

46723, 46748, 46818

GNIS feature ID| 0453273

Eel River Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,612.[2]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Eel River Township covers an area of 36.55 square miles (94.67 km2); of this, 36.50 square miles (94.53 km2) is land and 0.054 square miles (0.14 km2), or 0.15 percent, is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Huntertown (west edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Ari at 41°15′49″N 85°14′58″W﻿ / ﻿41.2636595°N 85.2494193°W﻿ / 41.2636595; -85.2494193

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Swan Township, Noble County (north)
* Butler Township, DeKalb County (northeast)
* Perry Township (east)
* Washington Township (southeast)
* Lake Township (south)
* Smith Township, Whitley County (west)
* Green Township, Noble County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Eel River, Fairview, Riverview and Watterson.

### Major highways

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* US 33
* SR 205

### Lakes

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* Fulk Lake
* White Lake

## School districts

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* Northwest Allen County Schools

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 3rd congressional district
* State House District 83
* State Senate District 17

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Eel River Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Eel River township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

### Sources

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

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| Green Township, Noble County | Swan Township, Noble County | Butler Township, DeKalb County

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Smith Township, Whitley County |

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Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Fort Wayne

Cities|

* Fort Wayne
* New Haven
* Woodburn

Map of Indiana highlighting Allen County

Towns|

* Grabill
* Huntertown
* Leo-Cedarville
* Monroeville
* Zanesville‡

Townships|

* Aboite
* Adams
* Cedar Creek
* Eel River
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lafayette
* Lake
* Madison
* Marion
* Maumee
* Milan
* Monroe
* Perry
* Pleasant
* Saint Joseph
* Scipio
* Springfield
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Arcola
* Harlan
* Hessen Cassel
* Hoagland
* Lake Everett
* Maples

Other
communities|

* Aboite
* Academie
* Ari‡
* Cedar Shores
* Cuba
* Dixon‡
* Dunfee‡
* East Liberty
* Edgerton
* Ellisville
* Five Points
* Georgetown
* Hursh
* Middletown
* Milan Center
* Nine Mile
* Poe
* Royville
* Thurman
* Tillman
* Townley
* Yoder
* Zulu

Footnotes|

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

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* VIAF

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* United States
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