St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Saint Joseph Township

Township

Martin Blume Jr. Farm, a historic site in the township

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Location of St. Joseph Township in Allen County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°08′18″N 85°03′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.13833°N 85.06389°W﻿ / 41.13833; -85.06389
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Allen
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.53 sq mi (92.01 km2)
• Land| 35.49 sq mi (91.91 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation

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| 797 ft (243 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 76,266
• Density| 2,036/sq mi (786.0/km2)
FIPS code| 18-66924[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453820
Website| www.stjosephtwp.com

Saint Joseph Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,245.[4]

## History

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The Martin Blume Jr. Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[5]

## Geography

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St. Joseph Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.27 km2); 0.042 square miles (0.11 km2), or 0.11 percent, of this is water.[4] The mostly suburban township includes portions of the cities of Fort Wayne (Indiana's second largest city) and New Haven. The St. Joseph River flows through the western part of the township.

### Cities and towns

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* Fort Wayne (northeast portion)
* New Haven (north edge)

### Adjacent townships

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The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:

* Adams (south)
* Cedar Creek (northeast)
* Milan (east)
* Perry (northwest)
* Washington (west)
* Wayne (southwest)

## Education

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St. Joseph Township is the home of Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). With an enrollment of 14,192, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. The township is also home to the Northeast Indiana regional campus of Ivy Tech Community College, the second-largest public community college campus in the state.

St. Joseph Township's private colleges and universities includes Concordia Theological Seminary (Lutheran).

The township is also home to two high schools: R. Nelson Snider High School, a large public school operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, and Blackhawk Christian School, a private K–12 school operated by Blackhawk Ministries.

## Libraries

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St. Joseph Township residents are served by the Allen County Public Library's Georgetown Branch.

## Transportation

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Public transportation in St. Joseph Township is provided by the Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation's Citilink and Campuslink bus systems.

### Major highways

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* I-69
* I-469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
* US 30
* SR 1
* SR 930

## Recreation

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The City of Fort Wayne operates Shoaff Park in the township, a 184.5-acre (74.7 ha) park located on the banks of the St. Joseph River. The park offers hiking, boating, public golf course, a disk golf course, tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, and a playground with splashpad.

## Climate

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Climate data for St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 69
(21)  | 73
(23)  | 86
(30)  | 90
(32)  | 99
(37)  | 106
(41)  | 103
(39)  | 102
(39)  | 100
(38)  | 91
(33)  | 79
(26)  | 71
(22)  | 106
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 31
(−1)  | 36
(2)  | 47
(8)  | 60
(16)  | 72
(22)  | 81
(27)  | 84
(29)  | 82
(28)  | 75
(24)  | 63
(17)  | 49
(9)  | 36
(2)  | 60
(15)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 16
(−9)  | 19
(−7)  | 29
(−2)  | 38
(3)  | 49
(9)  | 59
(15)  | 63
(17)  | 60
(16)  | 53
(12)  | 42
(6)  | 33
(1)  | 22
(−6)  | 40
(5)
Record low °F (°C)  | −24
(−31)  | −19
(−28)  | −10
(−23)  | 7
(−14)  | 27
(−3)  | 36
(2)  | 38
(3)  | 38
(3)  | 29
(−2)  | 19
(−7)  | −1
(−18)  | −18
(−28)  | −24
(−31)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 2.05
(52)  | 1.94
(49)  | 2.86
(73)  | 3.54
(90)  | 3.75
(95)  | 4.04
(103)  | 3.58
(91)  | 3.60
(91)  | 2.81
(71)  | 2.63
(67)  | 2.98
(76)  | 2.77
(70)  | 36.55
(928)
Source: The Weather Channel.[6]

## References

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* "Saint Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. Joseph township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. ^ "Monthly Averages for Fort Wayne, IN". The Weather Channel. Retrieved December 4, 2008.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana.

* Official website

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

| Perry Township |
| Cedar Creek Township

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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‡
* Cuba
* Dixon‡
* Dunfee‡
* East Liberty
* Edgerton
* Ellisville
* Five Points
* Hursh
* Milan Center
* Nine Mile
* Poe
* Royville
* Tillman
* Townley
* Yoder
* Zulu

Footnotes|

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

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