Grant Township
Township
Location of Grant Township in DeKalb County
Coordinates: 41°25′16″N 85°01′12″W / 41.42111°N 85.02000°W / 41.42111; -85.02000
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	DeKalb
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	17.49 sq mi (45.3 km2)
• Land	17.47 sq mi (45.2 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [1]	892 ft (272 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,086
• Density	185.8/sq mi (71.7/km2)
FIPS code	18-28836[3]
GNIS feature ID	453335

Grant Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,086, down from 3,245 at the 2010 census,^[4] and it contained 1,293 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.49 square miles (45.3 km²), of which 17.47 square miles (45.2 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Auburn (north edge)
• Waterloo (vast majority)

Adjacent townships

• Smithfield Township (north)
• Franklin Township (northeast)
• Wilmington Township (east)
• Union Township (south)
• Richland Township (west)
• Fairfield Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 69
• U.S. Route 6
• State Road 427

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Lutz, Ridge, and Tamarack.

Education

Grant Township residents are eligible to obtain a library card at the Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library in Waterloo.^[5]