Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana

Wabash Township
—  Township  —
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.3333333°W / 39.73222; -87.3333333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	27.78 sq mi (71.95 km2)
- Land	27.48 sq mi (71.16 km2)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.79 km2)  1.1%
Elevation	512 ft (156 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	839
- Density	30.5/sq mi (11.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47860, 47862, 47872
GNIS feature ID	0453966

Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 839^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wabash Township covers an area of 27.78 square miles (71.95 square kilometers); of this, 27.48 square miles (71.16 square kilometers, 98.9 percent) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.79 square kilometers, 1.1 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Mecca
• Montezuma (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Arabia at 39°45′58″N 87°19′19″W / 39.7661501°N 87.3219602°W / 39.7661501; -87.3219602
• Armiesburg at 39°45′48″N 87°21′04″W / 39.7633719°N 87.3511275°W / 39.7633719; -87.3511275
• Bradfield Corner at 39°43′56″N 87°17′56″W / 39.7322614°N 87.2989047°W / 39.7322614; -87.2989047
• Midway at 39°46′31″N 87°19′03″W / 39.7753169°N 87.3175156°W / 39.7753169; -87.3175156

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Arabia, Armiesburg, Hixon and Watts.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• U.S. Route 41

School districts

• Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 42
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453966. Retrieved 2009-11-01 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Parke County
• City-Data.com page for Wabash Township

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