Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana

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Kent Township
Township
Location of Kent Township in Warren County
Location of Kent Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Location of Indiana in the United States
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 14.11 sq mi (36.5 km2)
 • Land 14 sq mi (40 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.78%
Elevation 686 ft (209 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 428
 • Density 30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 47993
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 0453524

Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 428 and it contained 196 housing units.[1]

History

Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 14.11 square miles (36.5 km2), of which 14 square miles (36 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.[1] It contains one town, State Line City, which is in the far western part of the township next to the Indiana / Illinois border.

File:Map of Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana.svg
Map of Kent Township

Cemeteries

The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[3] and Masonic Cemetery.[4]

Transportation

Both Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[5][6]

A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.[7]

Education

Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[8]

Government

Kent Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[9]

Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[10] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[11]

References

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Bibliography

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External links

 Steuben Township
Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Troy Township, Fountain County
  Kent Township  
Mound Township
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