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Elkhart Township
Township
Post office of Wawaka
Location in Noble County
Coordinates: 41°28′53″N 85°28′43″W / 41.48139°N 85.47861°W / 41.48139; -85.47861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Noble
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (93 km)
• Land	35.38 sq mi (91.6 km)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.3 km)  1.45%
Elevation	899 ft (274 m)
Population
• Total	2,062
• Density	58.4/sq mi (22.5/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46571, 46767, 46784, 46794
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453276

Elkhart Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,062 (a tiny decrease of 2,065 from 2010) and it contained 742 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km), of which 35.38 square miles (91.6 km) (or 98.55%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km) (or 1.45%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Cosperville at 41°28′51″N 85°28′27″W / 41.480883°N 85.474148°W / 41.480883; -85.474148
• Wawaka at 41°27′25″N 85°28′56″W / 41.456994°N 85.482204°W / 41.456994; -85.482204

Cemeteries

The township contains 3 cemeteries Lower (Lauer), Cosperville, & Rice (Brothwell) Cemeteries. The township contains Cosperville Cemetery. The township contains Rice/Brothwell Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 6
• Indiana State Road 9

Lakes

• Mirror Lake
• a portion of Diamond lake

School districts

• West Noble School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 52
• State Senate District 13

References

• "Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Elkhart Township

v t e Places adjacent to Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana
Eden Township, LaGrange County Clearspring Township, LaGrange County Johnson Township, LaGrange County Perry Township Elkhart Township Orange Township Sparta Township York Township Jefferson Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Noble County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Albion
Cities	Kendallville Ligonier
Towns	Albion Avilla Cromwell Rome City Wolcottville‡
Townships	Albion Allen Elkhart Green Jefferson Noble Orange Perry Sparta Swan Washington Wayne York
CDPs	Bear Lake Big Lake Brimfield Cree Lake Kimmell LaOtto Merriam Wawaka Wolf Lake
Other communities	Ari‡ Bakertown Burr Oak Cosperville Ege Green Center Grismore Indian Village Lisbon Ormas‡ Port Mitchell Swan Wakeville Village Washington Center Wayne Center Wilmot
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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