Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana
Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,765, up from 28,338 in 2000.
History
Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km) (or 0.09%) is water.
Cities and towns
- Fort Wayne (western portion)
Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.
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
- Westlawn at 41°04′49″N 85°13′39″W / 41.080326°N 85.227473°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.
- ^ "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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