Medina Township, Warren County, Indiana

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Medina Township
Township
Location of Medina Township in Warren County
Location of Medina 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 27.07 sq mi (70.1 km2)
 • Land 26.84 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Water 0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.85%
Elevation 699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 457
 • Density 17/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 0453617

Medina Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 457 and it contained 191 housing units.[1]

History

Medina Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.07 square miles (70.1 km2), of which 26.84 square miles (69.5 km2) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 0.85%) is water.[1] It contains one town, Green Hill, which is in the southeast part of the township. The stream of Armstrong Creek runs through this township.

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Davis Cemetery,[3] and Pond Grove Cemetery.[4]

Transportation

Indiana State Road 26 runs across the north part of the township from west to east, connecting Pine Village (in neighboring Adams Township to the west) with Lafayette to the east.[5]

Education

Medina Township is part of the Benton Community School Corporation

Government

Medina Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, 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.[6]

Medina Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 26,[7] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[8]

References

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  2. ↑ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 42.
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External links

 Bolivar Township, Benton County Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County
Adams Township
  Medina Township  
Warren Township
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