Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana

Porter Township is one of twelve townships

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 Porter County, Indiana

Porter County, Indiana

Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 164,343. Much of the population growth has to do with the expansion of the Chicago Metropolitan Area eastward into Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso...

. 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 8,459.

Cities and Towns

The township has no incorporated communiies. Boone Grove , located on the southern boundary of the township continues to be an important community.

Education

The township is served by the Porter Township School Corporation

Porter Township School Corporation

The Porter Township School Corporation is the school system that serves Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana, USA. Union Township is predominately a rural area.-Schools:* Boone Grove High School, 260 S 500 W...

. Its high school is Boone Grove High School located northwest of Boone Grove.

Cemeteries

Name	Location	Ref pg	Ref pg
Fleming Cemetery	Boone Grove Road (200 W)	pg 36	front
Frame Cemetery (private)	675 West		front
Guernsey Cemetery (private)	Division at County Line Road (Lake/Porter)	pg 34	front
Ludington Cemetery (private)	500 West, north of SR 2		front
Merriman Cemetery	250 N at 275 W		front
Shurr Cemetery (private)	300 S, near 500 W		front

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