Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°15′37″N 85°35′30″W / 41.26028°N 85.59167°W / 41.26028; -85.59167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhitleyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.04 sq mi (93.3 km²) • Land35.19 sq mi (91.1 km²) • Water0.85 sq mi (2.2 km²) 2.36%Elevation

^[1]

932 ft (284 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,863 • Density53.7/sq mi (20.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code260GNIS feature ID453281

Etna-Troy Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,863 (down from 1,889 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 875 housing units.

History

Etna Township, which was annexed by Whitley County from Noble County in 1860, merged with its neighbor to the south, Troy Township, in 1951.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.04 square miles (93.3 km²), of which 35.19 square miles (91.1 km²) (or 97.64%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) (or 2.36%) is water.^[3] Lakes in this township include Goose Lake, Indian Lake, Little Troy Cedar Lake, Loon Lake, Mud Lake, New Lake, Old Lake, Rine Lake, Robinson Lake, Scott Lake, Tadpole Lake, Troy Cedar Lake and Winters Lake. The stream of Cedar Lake Branch runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Etna at 41°16′25″N 85°34′25″W / 41.2736574°N 85.5735942°W / 41.2736574; -85.5735942
Lorane at 41°12′25″N 85°33′31″W / 41.2069904°N 85.5585931°W / 41.2069904; -85.5585931
Ormas at 41°17′42″N 85°32′46″W / 41.2950468°N 85.5460935°W / 41.2950468; -85.5460935

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

Adjacent townships

Washington Township, Noble County (north)
Noble Township, Noble County (northeast)
Thorncreek Township (east)
Richland Township (south)
Washington Township, Kosciusko County (west)
Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Adams, Kiester, Pleasant Grove and Scott.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 5

References

"Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Etna Township now a part of Etna - Troy