Huntington Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Huntington Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,326,^[1] making it the most populous township in the county.

Huntington Township
Township
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°52′22″N 85°30′46″W / 40.87278°N 85.51278°W / 40.87278; -85.51278
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Huntington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	37.26 sq mi (96.5 km^2)
• Land	36.46 sq mi (94.4 km^2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km^2)  2.15%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	20,326
• Density	571.5/sq mi (220.7/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0453424

Huntington Township was organized in 1834.^[2]

History

The Chief Richardville House and Miami Treaty Grounds and Rangeline Road Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.26 square miles (96.5 km²), of which 36.46 square miles (94.4 km²) (or 97.85%) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) (or 2.15%) is water.^[4] Lakes in the township include Big Blue, Lake Clare, and the J. Edward Roush Reservoir. The stream of Rabbit Run runs through the township.

Cities and towns

• Huntington (the county seat)

Adjacent townships

• Clear Creek Township (north)
• Jackson Township (northeast)
• Union Township (east)
• Rock Creek Township (southeast)
• Lancaster Township (south)
• Polk Township (southwest)
• Dallas Township (west)
• Warren Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Mount Calvary, Mount Hope, Pilgrims Rest and Pleasant Grove.

Major highways

•   U.S. Route 24
•   U.S. Route 224
•   Indiana State Road 5
•   Indiana State Road 9
•   Indiana State Road 16

Airports and landing strips

• Bowling Airport
• Huntington Municipal Airport

Education

Huntington Township is the home of Huntington University, a Christian liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1,100.

Huntington Township is also home to Huntington North High School, Crestview Middle School, Riverview Middle School, Huntington Catholic School, Flint Springs Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Horace Mann Elementary School.

Huntington Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Huntington City-Township Public Library in Downtown Huntington.^[5]

Notable people

Public Servants

• J. Danforth Quayle, Vice-President of the United States, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative
• J. Edward Roush, U.S. Representative, Father of "911 Emergency System"

Artists

• Eiffel G. Plasterer, in the mid-1900s, toured America with his "Bubbles Concerto" program. He was a pioneer in soap bubble art and invented unique bubble-making techniques and equipment.
• Denny Jiosa, Grammy nominated jazz guitarist

Sports Players

• Chris Kramer, basketball player at Purdue University. Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 2008.
• Sean Kline, basketball player at Indiana University.
• Steve Platt, basketball player and coach at Huntington University. Member of Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame. Indiana's all-time collegiate scoring leader (3,700 points), seventh all-time on the list of collegiate scorers at any level. Platt twice led the nation in scoring, 1973 and 1974.
• Lisa Winter, basketball player at Ball State University and Valparaiso University. Indiana's Miss Basketball 1996.
• Matt Pike, football player at Purdue University and in the Arena Football League, 1999–Present. Won AF2 Title with Peoria in 2002.

Points of interest

• Huntington University Arboretum and Botanical Garden
• Huntington University
• Merillat Centre for the Arts
• Sheets Wildlife Museum and Learning Center
• Sunken Gardens
• The Forks Of The Wabash
• The Indiana Room Genealogy Center
• United States Vice Presidential Museum
• Victory Noll

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	9,319		—
1900	11,730		25.9%
1910	12,483		6.4%
1920	16,568		32.7%
1930	15,938		−3.8%
1940	16,368		2.7%
1950	17,900		9.4%
1960	19,448		8.6%
1970	20,204		3.9%
1980	20,032		−0.9%
1990	20,236		1.0%
2000	21,262		5.1%
2010	20,837		−2.0%
2020	20,326		−2.5%
US Decennial Census^[6]

References

• "Huntington Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

1. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
2. Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 96.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
5. . Huntington City-Twp Public Library. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
6. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• Official Web site of Huntington, Indiana
• Huntington Herald Press daily newspaper
• Huntington County United Economic Development
• The HUFF 50K Trail Run, a December ultramarathon - one of the 10 largest in North America
• VEEP Triathlon, a triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon held the first weekend in August