California Township, Starke County, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = California Township

|settlement_type = Township

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|image_map = Map highlighting California Township, Starke County, Indiana.svg

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|map_caption = Location in Starke County

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Indiana}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Starke

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_sq_mi = 36.27

|area_land_sq_mi = 34.66

|area_water_sq_mi = 1.61

|area_water_percent = 4.44

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: California Township, Starke County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/California_township,_Starke_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1814909802 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=Apr 4, 2024}}

|population_total = 2165

|population_density_sq_mi = 58

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-05-09|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}

|elevation_m = 218

|elevation_ft = 715

|coordinates = {{coord|41|13|02|N|86|38|44|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

|timezone = Central (CST)

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 46366, 46534, 46960, 46996

|area_code = 574

|blank_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453153 453153]

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California Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|id=453153|name=California Township|accessdate=2009-07-05}} As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,165 (up from 2,011 at 2010{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18149

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202218/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18149

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|archive-date=2020-02-12

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

|publisher=United States Census

|accessdate=2013-05-10

}}) and it contained 1,440 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|36.27|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|34.66|sqmi}} (or 95.56%) is land and {{convert|1.61|sqmi}} (or 4.44%) is water.

=Cities, towns, villages=

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Aldine at {{coord|41.200874|-86.674458|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Bass Station at {{coord|41.185319|-86.602234|scale:10000|display=inline}}

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

=Adjacent townships=

=Major highways=

  • {{Jct|state=IN|US|35}}
  • {{Jct|state=IN|SR|10}}

=Airports and landing strips=

  • Wheeler Airport

=Lakes=

  • Round Lake

School districts

  • Knox Community School Corporation
  • North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
  • [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]