Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Penn Township

|settlement_type = Township

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|image_skyline = St. Joseph - Penn.jpg

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|image_caption = Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, in Penn Township

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|image_map = Map highlighting Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.svg

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|map_caption = Location in St. Joseph County

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Indiana}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = St. Joseph

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|area_total_km2 = 164.67

|area_land_km2 = 161.86

|area_water_km2 = 2.81

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_sq_mi = 63.58

|area_land_sq_mi = 62.5

|area_water_sq_mi = 1.08

|area_water_percent = 1.71

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Penn_township,_St._Joseph_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1814158734 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

|population_total = 68698

|population_density_km2 = 397.4

|population_density_sq_mi = 1029.2

|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 = 225

|elevation_ft = 738

|coordinates = {{coord|41|38|45|N|86|08|04|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 46544, 46545, 46561, 46613, 46614

|area_code = 574

|blank_name = GNIS feature ID

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Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|id=453714|name=Penn Township|accessdate=2009-07-07}} As of the 2000 census, its population was 64,322.{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1814158734&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en |title=United States Census Bureau American FactFinder |access-date=2009-07-07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212032311/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1814158734&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en |archive-date=2020-02-12 |url-status=dead }}

History

Penn Township was formed in 1832.[http://www.centerforhistory.org/learn-history/local-history/the-history-of-osceola History of Osceola and Eastern Penn Township]

The Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Penn Township covers an area of {{convert|63.58|sqmi}}; of this, {{convert|62.5|sqmi}} (98.29 percent) is land and {{convert|1.08|sqmi}} (1.71 percent) is water.

=Cities, towns, villages=

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Hi-View Addition at {{coord|41.608381|-86.178338|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Pleasant Valley at {{coord|41.694215|-86.074447|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Tamarack Grange at {{coord|41.596159|-86.137781|scale:10000|display=inline}}

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

=Adjacent townships=

=Cemeteries=

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Eutzler, Fairview, Ferrisville, Pleasant Valley, Saint Josephs and Saint Josephs.

=Major highways=

  • {{jct|state=IN|US|20}}
  • {{jct|state=IN|SR|331}}
  • {{jct|state=IN|SR|933}}

=Lakes=

  • Willow Lake

Education

  • Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
  • School City Of Mishawaka

Penn Township residents may obtain a free library card from any branch of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library system.{{cite web | url=http://www.mphpl.org/apply-card | title=Homepage | publisher=Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library | accessdate=15 March 2018}}

Political districts

  • Indiana's 2nd congressional district
  • State House District 21
  • State House District 5
  • State House District 6
  • State Senate District 10
  • State Senate District 11
  • State Senate District 9

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605223247/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]