West Township, Marshall County, Indiana

West Township
Township
Location in Marshall County
Coordinates: 41°19′30″N 86°24′18″W / 41.32500°N 86.40500°W / 41.32500; -86.40500Coordinates: 41°19′30″N 86°24′18″W / 41.32500°N 86.40500°W / 41.32500; -86.40500
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marshall
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.26 sq mi (112.0 km2)
• Land	41.99 sq mi (108.8 km2)
• Water	1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2)  2.94%
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,008
• Density	95.4/sq mi (36.8/km2)
ZIP codes	46511, 46513, 46563
GNIS feature ID	0454046

West Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,008 and it contained 1,729 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.26 square miles (112.0 km²), of which 41.99 square miles (108.8 km²) (or 97.06%) is land and 1.27 square miles (3.3 km²) (or 2.94%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Plymouth (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Donaldson at 41°21′40″N 86°26′39″W / 41.361155°N 86.444176°W / 41.361155; -86.444176
  • Twin Lakes at 41°18′15″N 86°21′26″W / 41.304210°N 86.357229°W / 41.304210; -86.357229 (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these three cemeteries: Donaldson, McElrath and Mount Carmel.

    Major highways

    • US 30
    • SR 8
    • SR 17

    Airports and landing strips

    • Gibson Airport
    • H J Umbaugh Airport

    Lakes

    • Cook Lake
    • Flat Lake
    • Gilbert Lake
    • Holem Lake
    • Kreighbaum Lake
    • Pretty Lake
    • Thomas Lake

    School districts

    • Plymouth Community School Corporation

    Political districts

    • Indiana's 2nd congressional district
    • State House District 17
    • State Senate District 5

    References

    • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
    • IndianaMap

    External links

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

    	Oregon Township, Starke County	Polk Township	North Township
    	Washington Township, Starke County		Center Township
    		West Township
    		Union Township	Green Township

    v t e Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Indiana, United States County seat: Plymouth City Plymouth Towns Argos Bourbon Bremen Culver La Paz Townships Bourbon Center German Green North Polk Tippecanoe Union Walnut West CDP Koontz Lake‡ Unincorporated communities Burr Oak Donaldson Harris Hibbard Inwood La Paz Junction Linkville Maxinkuckee Old Tip Town Rutland Teegarden Tippecanoe Twin Lakes Tyner Walnut Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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