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Wheatfield Township
Township
Location in Jasper County
Coordinates: 41°13′35″N 87°06′07″W / 41.22639°N 87.10194°W / 41.22639; -87.10194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jasper
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.47 sq mi (112.6 km)
• Land	43.36 sq mi (112.3 km)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km)  0.25%
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population
• Total	4,377
• Density	101.4/sq mi (39.2/km)
GNIS feature ID	0454050

Wheatfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,377 (down from 4,395 at 2010) and it contained 1,612 housing units.

Wheatfield Township was established in 1858.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.47 square miles (112.6 km), of which 43.36 square miles (112.3 km) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km) (or 0.25%) is water. The stream of Delehanty Ditch runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Wheatfield

Unincorporated towns

• Kersey
• Stoutsburg

Adjacent townships

• Pleasant Township, Porter County (northeast)
• Kankakee Township (east)
• Walker Township (southeast)
• Keener Township (west)
• Boone Township, Porter County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 10
• Indiana State Road 49

Education

Wheatfield Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Census Bureau profile: Wheatfield Township, Jasper County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
2. ^ "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.
3. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 51.
4. "How do I get a library card?". Jasper County Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rensselaer
City	Rensselaer
Towns	DeMotte Remington Wheatfield
Townships	Barkley Carpenter Gillam Hanging Grove Jordan Kankakee Keener Marion Milroy Newton Union Walker Wheatfield
CDPs	Fair Oaks Roselawn‡
Other communities	Aix Asphaltum Baileys Corner Collegeville Deer Park Dunns Bridge Egypt Forest City Gifford Kersey Kniman Laura Lewiston McCoysburg Moody Newland Parr Pleasant Ridge Stoutsburg Surrey Tefft Virgie
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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