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 | |
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Township | |
Location of Kent Township in Warren County | |
Location of Indiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′44″N 87°28′32″W | |
| 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 | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 428 |
| • Density | 30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 47993 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453524 |
Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[3]
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.

The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[4] and Masonic Cemetery.[5]
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]
Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[9]
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]
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County seat: Williamsport | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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