Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 452 and it contained 189 housing units.[2]
Kent Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kent Township in Warren County | |
 Location of Indiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′44″N 87°28′32″W / 40.19556°N 87.47556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Warren |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.11 sq mi (36.5 km2) |
| • Land | 14 sq mi (40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.78% |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 452 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 47993 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453524 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 629 | — | |
| 1900 | 615 | −2.2% | |
| 1910 | 540 | −12.2% | |
| 1920 | 466 | −13.7% | |
| 1930 | 414 | −11.2% | |
| 1940 | 435 | 5.1% | |
| 1950 | 372 | −14.5% | |
| 1960 | 398 | 7.0% | |
| 1970 | 387 | −2.8% | |
| 1980 | 504 | 30.2% | |
| 1990 | 467 | −7.3% | |
| 2000 | 421 | −9.9% | |
| 2010 | 428 | 1.7% | |
| 2020 | 452 | 5.6% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[3] | |||
History
editKent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.5 km2), of which 14 square miles (36 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.[5] It contains one town, State Line City, which is in the far western part of the township next to the Indiana / Illinois border.
Cemeteries
editThe township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[6] and Masonic Cemetery.[7]
Transportation
editBoth Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[8][9]
A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.[10]
Education
editKent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[11]
Government
editKent Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[12]
Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[13] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[14]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gopher Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Masonic Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "State Road 63". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "State Road 263". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "State of Indiana 2012 Rail System Map" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. Archived from the original on July 6, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "Indiana House Districts" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- "Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Bibliography
edit- Goodspeed, Weston A. (1883). "Part II. History of Warren County". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company. pp. 31–156. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 201–335. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- Warren County Historical Society (1966). A History of Warren County, Indiana. Williamsport, Indiana.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Warren County Historical Society (2002). A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary ed.). Williamsport, Indiana.
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