Grant Township, Newton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°47′02″N 87°19′30″W / 40.78389°N 87.32500°W / 40.78389; -87.32500Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyNewtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.52 sq mi (92.0 km²) • Land35.52 sq mi (92.0 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

682 ft (208 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,100 • Density31/sq mi (12/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

47922, 47948, 47951

Area code219GNIS feature ID453337

Grant Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,100 and it contained 513 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,624	—
1900	1,716	5.7%
1910	1,762	2.7%
1920	1,734	−1.6%
1930	1,585	−8.6%
1940	1,656	4.5%
1950	1,702	2.8%
1960	1,716	0.8%
1970	1,570	−8.5%
1980	1,567	−0.2%
1990	1,341	−14.4%
2000	1,293	−3.6%
2010	1,189	−8.0%
2020	1,100	−7.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

History

Grant Township was founded in 1865, and named for Ulysses S. Grant.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.52 square miles (92.0 km²), all land.^[5]

Cities, towns, villages

Goodland

Unincorporated towns

Perkins at 40°45′54″N 87°21′47″W / 40.765039°N 87.363079°W / 40.765039; -87.363079

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Goodland and Mount Calvary.

Major highways

U.S. Route 24

Education

South Newton School Corporation

Grant Township is served by the Goodland-Grant Township Public Library.^[6]

Political districts

Indiana's 1st congressional district
State House District 15
State Senate District 6

References

"Grant Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 198.
^ "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.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.