Steuben Township
Township
Location in Steuben County
Coordinates: 41°34′22″N 85°01′30″W / 41.57278°N 85.02500°W / 41.57278; -85.02500
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.49 sq mi (89.3 km2)
• Land	33.77 sq mi (87.5 km2)
• Water	0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2)  2.09%
Elevation [1]	965 ft (294 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,835
• Density	84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453874

Steuben Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,835 and it contained 1,385 housing units.^[2]

History

The Cornish Griffin Round Barn and Pleasant Lake Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.49 square miles (89.3 km²), of which 33.77 square miles (87.5 km²) (or 97.91%) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.9 km²) (or 2.09%) is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Bower Lake, Golden Lake, Gooseneck Lake, Jonley Lake, Little Bower Lake, Long Lake, Meserve Lake, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, Perfect Lake, Pleasant Lake, Reed Lakes and Tamarack Lake. The stream of Mud Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Ashley (northeast quarter)
• Hudson (northeast half)

Unincorporated towns

• Moonlight at 41°35′04″N 85°01′52″W / 41.5844948°N 85.0310770°W / 41.5844948; -85.0310770
• Pleasant Lake at 41°34′31″N 85°00′58″W / 41.5753282°N 85.0160765°W / 41.5753282; -85.0160765
• Steubenville at 41°31′56″N 85°01′22″W / 41.5322726°N 85.0227436°W / 41.5322726; -85.0227436

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

Adjacent townships

• Pleasant Township (north)
• Scott Township (northeast)
• Otsego Township (east)
• Franklin Township, DeKalb County (southeast)
• Smithfield Township, DeKalb County (south)
• Fairfield Township, DeKalb County (southwest)
• Salem Township (west)
• Jackson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Matson, Mount Zion and Pleasant Lake.

Major highways

• Interstate 69