Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°03′31″N 87°21′26″W / 40.05861°N 87.35722°W / 40.05861; -87.35722CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFountainGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total33.21 sq mi (86.0 km²) • Land32.96 sq mi (85.4 km²) • Water0.25 sq mi (0.6 km²)Elevation

^[1]

600 ft (183 m)Population

(2020)

• Total689 • Density21/sq mi (8.0/km²)FIPS code18-79280^[2]GNIS feature ID453963

Wabash Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 689 and it contained 335 housing units.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,293	—
1900	1,176	−9.0%
1910	1,049	−10.8%
1920	935	−10.9%
1930	758	−18.9%
1940	814	7.4%
1950	754	−7.4%
1960	723	−4.1%
1970	715	−1.1%
1980	805	12.6%
1990	726	−9.8%
2000	813	12.0%
2010	783	−3.7%
2020	689	−12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.21 square miles (86.0 km²), of which 32.96 square miles (85.4 km²) (or 99.25%) is land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²) (or 0.75%) is water.^[5]

Unincorporated towns

Coal Creek
Mackie

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

Major highways

Indiana State Road 32

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.