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Vermillion Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 924 and it contained 401 housing units.[2]

Vermillion Township
Township
Location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°52′16″N 87°27′19″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	50.98 sq mi (132.0 km2)
• Land	50.51 sq mi (130.8 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2)  0.92%
Elevation [1]	610 ft (186 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	924
• Density	18.3/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47847, 47854 47928, 47966
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	453954

History

Vermillion Township took its name from Vermillion County, which was named after the Vermilion River.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.98 square miles (132.0 km²), of which 50.51 square miles (130.8 km²) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 0.92%) is water.[2]

Cities

• Newport

Unincorporated towns

• Quaker at 39.8558700°N 87.5280748°W / 39.8558700; -87.5280748

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

Cemeteries

The township contains twelve cemeteries: Carmack, Johnson, Johnson, Juliet, Lebanon, Memorial Chapel, Miller, Old Hopewell, Thomas, Walnut Hill, Wimsett and Zener.

Landmarks

• Newport Chemical Depot
• The Newport Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[4]

School districts

• North Vermillion Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 42
• State Senate District 38

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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