Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana

Walnut Township
—  Township  —
Location in Marshall County
Coordinates: 41°13′31″N 86°12′25″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marshall
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	37.74 sq mi (97.74 km2)
• Land	37.7 sq mi (97.65 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.09%
Elevation	817 ft (249 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,672
• Density	70.9/sq mi (27.4/km2)
ZIP codes	46501, 46504, 46563, 46570
GNIS feature ID	0453970

Walnut Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,672.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Walnut Township covers an area of 37.74 square miles (97.7 km²); of this, 37.7 square miles (98 km²) (99.91 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.09 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Argos (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Walnut at 41.176154°N 86.2119455°W / 41.176154; -86.2119455

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Maple Grove and McGrew.

Major highways

• US 31
• SR 10

Airports and landing strips

• Scott Airfield

School districts

• Argos Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 17
• State Senate District 5

References

• "Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453970. Retrieved 2009-09-29. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Walnut Township