Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana

Chester Township
—  Township  —
Location in Wabash County
Coordinates: 40°58′13″N 85°43′43″W / 40.97028°N 85.72861°W / 40.97028; -85.72861Coordinates: 40°58′13″N 85°43′43″W / 40.97028°N 85.72861°W / 40.97028; -85.72861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wabash
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	65.31 sq mi (169.15 km2)
- Land	65.28 sq mi (169.08 km2)
- Water	0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	807 ft (246 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	8,044
- Density	123.2/sq mi (47.6/km2)
ZIP codes	46946, 46962, 46990
GNIS feature ID	0453198

Chester Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,044^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Chester Township covers an area of 65.31 square miles (169.2 km²); of this, 65.28 square miles (169.1 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• North Manchester

Unincorporated towns

• Bolivar at 40°57′51″N 85°47′15″W / 40.9642112°N 85.7874861°W / 40.9642112; -85.7874861
• Liberty Mills at 41°02′01″N 85°44′09″W / 41.0336561°N 85.7358185°W / 41.0336561; -85.7358185
• Servia at 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.9567114°N 85.7405401°W / 40.9567114; -85.7405401

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

Adjacent townships

• Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (north)
• Cleveland Township, Whitley County (northeast)
• Warren Township, Huntington County (east)
• Lagro Township (south)
• Paw Paw Township (southwest)
• Pleasant Township (west)
• Lake Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Glenwood, Krisher, Oaklawn, Swank and Union.

Airports and landing strips

• Servia Airport

Landmarks

• Manchester College
• Peabody Memorial Home

School districts

• Manchester Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 22
• State Senate District 17

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana