Eden Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°34′13″N 85°35′35″W / 41.57028°N 85.59306°W / 41.57028; -85.59306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.95 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Land35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,894
 • Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
FIPS code18-20206[2]
GNIS feature ID453271

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.

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

According 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20104,231—
20204,89415.7%
U.S. Decennial Census:
2010[4] and 2020[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Eden township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 188.

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Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States
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