Licking Township
Township
Location of Licking Township in Blackford County
Coordinates: 40°26′00″N 85°23′14″W / 40.43333°N 85.38722°W / 40.43333; -85.38722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Blackford
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	41.46 sq mi (107.4 km2)
• Land	41.18 sq mi (106.7 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	873 ft (266 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	7,899
• Density	191.8/sq mi (74.1/km2)
FIPS code	18-43650[2]
GNIS feature ID	453568

Licking Township is one of four townships in Blackford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,899 and it contained 3,885 housing units.^[3] The township was named after Lick Creek and a salt lick in the area. The first settlers in what became Blackford County arrived in the Lick Creek area in 1831.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.46 square miles (107.4 km²), of which 41.18 square miles (106.7 km²) (or 99.32%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (or 0.68%) is water.^[3] Cains Lake and Lake Mohee are in this township. Lick Creek flows through the township.

Cities and towns

• Hartford City
• Shamrock Lakes

Unincorporated towns

• Hoover Park
• Renner

Major highways

• SR 3
• SR 26

Cemeteries

The township contains at least seven cemeteries: Cunningham, Greenlawn, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lion, Sprague, Stewart, and Willman (a.k.a. Hartford City Cemetery).