Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Grant Township is one of fifteen townships
in DeKalb County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 3,087.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in DeKalb County, Indiana
DeKalb County, Indiana
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Named for Revolutionary War hero Johann, Baron de Kalb , the county was created by the Indiana legislature in 1835 and organized in 1837. As of 2010, the population was 42,223...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 3,087.
Geography
Grant Township covers an area of 17.47 square miles (45.2 km²); 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.11 percent) of this is water.Cities and towns
- AuburnAuburn, IndianaAuburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,086 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park , the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics.-Geography:...
(north edge) - WaterlooWaterloo, IndianaWaterloo is a town in Grant and Smithfield townships, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,242 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Waterloo is located at ....
(vast majority)
Adjacent townships
- Smithfield TownshipSmithfield Township, DeKalb County, IndianaSmithfield Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,658.-Geography:Smithfield Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
(north) - Franklin TownshipFranklin Township, DeKalb County, IndianaFranklin Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,264.-Geography:Franklin Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
(northeast) - Wilmington TownshipWilmington Township, DeKalb County, IndianaWilmington Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,118.-Geography:Wilmington Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Franklin Township...
(east) - Union TownshipUnion Township, DeKalb County, IndianaUnion Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,716.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Adjacent townships:* Grant Township...
(south) - Richland TownshipRichland Township, DeKalb County, IndianaRichland Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,258.-Geography:Richland Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
(west) - Fairfield TownshipFairfield Township, DeKalb County, IndianaFairfield Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,319.-Geography:Fairfield Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
(northwest)
Major highways
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Interstate 69Interstate 69Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas... -
U.S. Route 6U.S. Route 6U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to... -
Indiana State Road 427Indiana State Road 427State Road 427 is a roughly northeast-southwest two-lane surface road between U.S. Route 6 at Waterloo and the Ohio state line east of Hamilton. Fifteen miles in length, it is a child of U.S. Route 27 , which is now decommissioned north of Fort Wayne.-Route description:SR 427 begins in downtown...