Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Lagro Township

Township

Hopewell Methodist Church

Location in Wabash County

Coordinates: 40°49′50″N 85°42′29″W﻿ / ﻿40.83056°N 85.70806°W﻿ / 40.83056; -85.70806
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Wabash
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 83.33 sq mi (215.8 km2)
• Land| 81.24 sq mi (210.4 km2)
• Water| 2.09 sq mi (5.4 km2)  2.51%
Elevation

| 669 ft (204 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 2,733
• Density| 33/sq mi (13/km2)
ZIP codes|

46702, 46941, 46990, 46992

GNIS feature ID| 453534

Lagro Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,733 (down from 2,894 at 2010[2]) and it contained 1,194 housing units.

## History

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The Hominy Ridge Shelter House and Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 83.33 square miles (215.8 km2), of which 81.24 square miles (210.4 km2) (or 97.49%) is land and 2.09 square miles (5.4 km2) (or 2.51%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Lagro

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lincolnville at 40°45′16″N 85°40′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.754488°N 85.677758°W﻿ / 40.754488; -85.677758
* Speicherville at 40°51′16″N 85°47′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.854488°N 85.791652°W﻿ / 40.854488; -85.791652

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Chester Township (north)
* Warren Township, Huntington County (northeast)
* Dallas Township, Huntington County (east)
* Polk Township, Huntington County (southeast)
* Wayne Township, Huntington County (southeast)
* Liberty Township (south)
* Noble Township (west)
* Paw Paw Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these seven cemeteries: Center Grove, Foster, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Leedy, Renicker, Saint Patrick and Speicher.

### Rivers

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* Salamonie River
* Wabash River

### Lakes

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* Hominy Ridge Lake

## School districts

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* Metropolitan School District of Wabash County Schools

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 5th congressional district
* State House District 22
* State Senate District 17

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lagro Township, Wabash 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. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. September 25, 2015.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Wabash County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Wabash

City|

* Wabash

Map of Indiana highlighting Wabash County

Towns|

* La Fontaine
* Lagro
* North Manchester
* Roann

Townships|

* Chester
* Lagro
* Liberty
* Noble
* Paw Paw
* Pleasant
* Waltz

CDPs|

* Laketon
* Liberty Mills
* Servia
* Somerset
* Urbana

Other
communities|

* America
* Disko‡
* Ijamsville
* Lincolnville
* Mount Vernon
* Richvalley
* Speicherville
* Stockdale‡
* Treaty

Footnotes|

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

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