Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Boston Township
—  Township  —
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°45′30″N 84°52′22″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	24.8 sq mi (64.23 km2)
• Land	24.78 sq mi (64.18 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.08%
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	915
• Density	36.9/sq mi (14.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453131

Boston Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 915.

Geography

Boston Township covers an area of 24.8 square miles (64 km²); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) or 0.08 percent is water. The streams of Boston Creek, Cream Run, Lick Creek and Tea Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Richmond (the county seat)
• Boston

Unincorporated towns

• Locust Grove

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

Cemeteries

The township contains at least two cemeteries, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens and Elkhorn Cemetery. There are also a couple of small burial grounds in the southern part of the township.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 27
• Indiana State Road 227

Airports and landing strips

• Richmond Municipal Airport

References

• "Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453131. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana