Eden Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,894,[3] up from 4,231 at the 2010 census, when it also contained 1,085 housing units.[4] The township has a large Amish and Mennonite population.
Eden Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°34′13″N 85°35′35″W / 41.57028°N 85.59306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaGrange |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 920 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,894 |
| • Density | 136.4/sq mi (52.66/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-20206[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453271 |
According to the 2019 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 18% of the township's population spoke only English, while 79 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).
Eden Township was organized in 1832.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.95 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.88 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[4]
Demographics
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Township of Eden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Eden township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 188.
- ↑ "Indiana Township Census Counts, 1890 to 2020". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Indiana Township Census Counts, 1990 to 2020". citypopulation.de. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
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