Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Lincoln Township

Township

Location in St. Joseph County

Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 86°29′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.48194°N 86.48556°W﻿ / 41.48194; -86.48556
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| St. Joseph
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km2)
• Land| 22.19 sq mi (57.47 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.05%
Elevation

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| 705 ft (215 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,859
• Density| 137.6/sq mi (53.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

46554, 46574

Area code| 574
GNIS feature ID| 453573

Lincoln Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,053.[4]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Lincoln Township covers an area of 22.2 square miles (57 km2); of this, 22.19 square miles (57.5 km2) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (0.05 percent) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Walkerton

### Adjacent townships

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* Liberty Township (northeast)
* Polk Township, Marshall County (southeast)
* Oregon Township, Starke County (southwest)
* Johnson Township, LaPorte County (west)

### Major highways

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* US 6
* SR 23
* SR 104

## Education

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* John Glenn School Corporation

Lincoln Township is served by the Walkerton-Lincoln Township Public Library.[5]

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 2nd congressional district
* State House District 21
* State Senate District 5

## References

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. ^ "Lincoln Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 7, 2009.
5. ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Places adjacent to Lincoln Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

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| Liberty Township

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Johnson Township, LaPorte County |

Lincoln Township

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Oregon Township, Starke County |
| Polk Township, Marshall County

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Municipalities and communities of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States

County seat: South Bend

Cities|

* Mishawaka
* South Bend

Map of Indiana highlighting St. Joseph County

Towns|

* Indian Village
* Lakeville
* New Carlisle
* North Liberty
* Osceola
* Roseland
* Walkerton

Townships|

* Centre
* Clay
* German
* Greene
* Harris
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Madison
* Olive
* Penn
* Portage
* Union
* Warren

CDPs|

* Ardmore
* Chain-O-Lakes
* Gilmer Park
* Granger
* Notre Dame
* Wyatt

Other
communities|

* Colburn
* Crumstown‡
* Dreamwold Heights
* Georgetown
* Gulivoire Park
* Hamilton
* Lydick
* Maple Lane
* Nutwood
* Olive
* Plainfield
* Pleasant Valley
* State Line
* Tamarack Grange
* Terre Coupee
* Westfield
* Woodland
* Zeigler

Footnotes|

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

* Indiana portal
* United States portal

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