Township in Indiana, United States
Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County , Indiana , United States. As of the 2010 census , its population was 35,765,[ 5] up from 28,338 in 2000.[ 6]
History
Aboite Township was named from the Aboite Creek, which is derived from the French word for "minnow".[ 7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.35 square miles (86.4 km2 ), of which 33.33 square miles (86.3 km2 ) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2 ) (or 0.09%) is water.[ 5]
Cities and towns
Fort Wayne incorporated approximately 12 square miles (31 km2 ) of Aboite territory effective January 1, 2006.[ 8]
Unincorporated towns
Fort Wayne neighborhoods
Adjacent townships
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Covington Memorial Gardens and Oak Grove.
Airports and landing strips
School districts
Political districts
References
Citations
^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings" . Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2014 .
^ "Google Maps" .
^ "US Board on Geographic Names" . United States Geological Survey . October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008 .
^ "Census Bureau profile: Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana" . United States Census Bureau . May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Aboite township, Allen County, Indiana" . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2013 .
^ United States Census Bureau U.S. Census website
^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River . Robert O. Law Company. p. 687 .
^ "City of Fort Wayne - Southwest Extended Annexation" .
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Places adjacent to Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana