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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.[2]

Kent Township
Township
Location of Kent Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Coordinates: 40°11′44″N 87°28′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total14.11 sq mi (36.5 km2)
 • Land14 sq mi (40 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.78%
Elevation
[1]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total428
 • Density30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
47993
Area code(s)765
GNIS feature ID453524

History


Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[3]


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.[2] It contains one town, State Line City, which is in the far western part of the township next to the Indiana / Illinois border.

Map of Kent Township
Map of Kent Township

Cemeteries


The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[4] and Masonic Cemetery.[5]


Transportation


Both Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[6][7]

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.[8]


Education


Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[9]


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.[10]

Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[11] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[12]


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 28.
  4. "Gopher Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  5. "Masonic Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  6. "State Road 63". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  7. "State Road 263". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  8. "State of Indiana 2012 Rail System Map" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  9. "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2002-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  10. "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  11. "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  12. "Indiana House Districts" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved 2013-12-02.

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