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Etna-Troy Township
Township
Troy Presbyterian Church
Location in Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°15′37″N 85°35′30″W / 41.26028°N 85.59167°W / 41.26028; -85.59167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Whitley
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.04 sq mi (93.3 km)
• Land	35.19 sq mi (91.1 km)
• Water	0.85 sq mi (2.2 km)  2.36%
Elevation	932 ft (284 m)
Population
• Total	1,863
• Density	53.7/sq mi (20.7/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453281

Etna-Troy Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,863 (down from 1,889 at 2010) and it contained 875 housing units.

History

Etna Township, which was annexed by Whitley County from Noble County in 1860, merged with its neighbor to the south, Troy Township, in 1951.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.04 square miles (93.3 km), of which 35.19 square miles (91.1 km) (or 97.64%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km) (or 2.36%) is water. Lakes in this township include Goose Lake, Indian Lake, Little Troy Cedar Lake, Loon Lake, Mud Lake, New Lake, Old Lake, Rine Lake, Robinson Lake, Scott Lake, Tadpole Lake, Troy Cedar Lake and Winters Lake. The stream of Cedar Lake Branch runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Etna at 41°16′25″N 85°34′25″W / 41.2736574°N 85.5735942°W / 41.2736574; -85.5735942
• Lorane at 41°12′25″N 85°33′31″W / 41.2069904°N 85.5585931°W / 41.2069904; -85.5585931
• Ormas at 41°17′42″N 85°32′46″W / 41.2950468°N 85.5460935°W / 41.2950468; -85.5460935

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

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township, Noble County (north)
• Noble Township, Noble County (northeast)
• Thorncreek Township (east)
• Richland Township (south)
• Washington Township, Kosciusko County (west)
• Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Adams, Kiester, Pleasant Grove and Scott.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 5

References

• "Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "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.
4. Etna Township now a part of Etna - Troy

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Columbia City
City	Columbia City
Towns	Churubusco Larwill South Whitley
Townships	Cleveland Columbia Etna-Troy Jefferson Richland Smith Thorncreek Union Washington
CDPs	Coesse Laud Tri-Lakes
Other communities	Blue Lake Coesse Corners Collamer Collins Cresco Dunfee‡ Etna Five Points Lorane Luther‡ Ormas‡ Peabody Raber Saturn Tunker Washington Center
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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