Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana
Aboite Township | |
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| ZIP codes | 46783, 46804, 46809, 46814, 46818 |
| Area code | 260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453072 |
| Website | www |
Aboite Township is one of twenty
History
Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km2), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[5]
Cities and towns
- Fort Wayne (western portion)
Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km2) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.[8]
Unincorporated towns
- Dunfee (partial) at 41°05′08″N 85°20′11″W / 41.0856020°N 85.3363587°W
- Ellison at 41°01′40″N 85°15′21″W / 41.027826°N 85.255806°W
- Ellisville at 41°01′05″N 85°17′03″W / 41.018103°N 85.28414°W
- Timbercrest at 41°01′02″N 85°18′54″W / 41.01727°N 85.314974°W
Fort Wayne neighborhoods
- Brierwood Hills at 41°03′19″N 85°14′03″W / 41.055326°N 85.234139°W
- Covington Dells at 41°04′10″N 85°13′59″W / 41.069492°N 85.233028°W
- Forest Ridge at 41°01′19″N 85°16′24″W / 41.021992°N 85.273306°W
- Liberty Hills at 41°02′00″N 85°15′59″W / 41.033381°N 85.266362°W
- Manor Woods at 41°01′31″N 85°15′44″W / 41.025326°N 85.262195°W
- Parkway Hills at 41°01′42″N 85°15′52″W / 41.028381°N 85.264417°W
- Rolling Hills at 41°01′38″N 85°16′05″W / 41.02727°N 85.268029°W
- Westlakes at 41°02′31″N 85°15′57″W / 41.0420450°N 85.2659413°W
Adjacent townships
- Lake Township (north)
- Washington Township (northeast)
- Wayne Township (east)
- Lafayette Township (south)
- Jackson Township, Huntington County (southwest)
- Jefferson Township, Whitley County (west)
- Union Township, Whitley County (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.
Airports and landing strips
- Dennis Airport
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 3rd congressional district
- State House District 82
- State House District 83
- State Senate District 16
References
Citations
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
- ^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
- ^ "City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation".
Sources
- "Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
External links
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