Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Wayne Township
Marion County

Township

Indianapolis Public Library Wayne Branch

Coordinates: 39°46′16″N 86°15′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.77111°N 86.26139°W﻿ / 39.77111; -86.26139
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Marion
Named after| Anthony Wayne
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 49.3 sq mi (127.68 km2)
• Land| 48.9 sq mi (126.65 km2)
• Water| 0.4 sq mi (1.04 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 781 ft (238 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 148,444
• Density| 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
FIPS code| 18-81800[3]
GNIS feature ID| 454035
Website| www.waynetwp.org

Wayne Township is one of nine townships in Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 136,828.[4] The school district is Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 7,949| | —
1900| 11,146| | 40.2%
1910| 20,131| | 80.6%
1920| 27,551| | 36.9%
1930| 43,519| | 58.0%
1940| 48,811| | 12.2%
1950| 70,798| | 45.0%
1960| 99,722| | 40.9%
1970| 126,234| | 26.6%
1980| 122,809| | −2.7%
1990| 125,699| | 2.4%
2000| 133,461| | 6.2%
2010| 136,828| | 2.5%
2020| 148,444| | 8.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

## Geography

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### Municipalities

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* Clermont (south half)
* Indianapolis (partial)
* Speedway

### Communities

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* Airport (north half)
* Bridgeport
* Chapel Hill / Ben Davis
* Eagledale
* Mars Hill (partial)
* Park Fletcher
* Riverside (small portion)

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Wayne township, Marion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

## External links

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* Media related to Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* Township website

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Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Indianapolis

Excluded cities (Unigov)|

* Beech Grove
* Indianapolis (balance)
* Lawrence
* Southport

Excluded town (Unigov)|

* Speedway

Townships|

* Center
* Decatur
* Franklin
* Lawrence
* Perry
* Pike
* Warren
* Washington
* Wayne

Included towns (Unigov)|

* Clermont
* Crows Nest
* Cumberland‡
* Homecroft
* Meridian Hills
* North Crows Nest
* Rocky Ripple
* Spring Hill
* Warren Park
* Williams Creek
* Wynnedale

Footnotes|

‡ Part of Cumberland is in Hancock County. Only the portion in Marion County is subject to Unigov as an included town.

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