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Lagro Township
Township
Hopewell Methodist Church
Location in Wabash County
Coordinates: 40°49′50″N 85°42′29″W / 40.83056°N 85.70806°W / 40.83056; -85.70806
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wabash
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	83.33 sq mi (215.8 km)
• Land	81.24 sq mi (210.4 km)
• Water	2.09 sq mi (5.4 km)  2.51%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population
• Total	2,733
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km)
ZIP codes	46702, 46941, 46990, 46992
GNIS feature ID	453534

Lagro Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,733 (down from 2,894 at 2010) and it contained 1,194 housing units.

History

The Hominy Ridge Shelter House and Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 83.33 square miles (215.8 km), of which 81.24 square miles (210.4 km) (or 97.49%) is land and 2.09 square miles (5.4 km) (or 2.51%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Lagro

Unincorporated towns

• Lincolnville at 40°45′16″N 85°40′40″W / 40.754488°N 85.677758°W / 40.754488; -85.677758
• Speicherville at 40°51′16″N 85°47′30″W / 40.854488°N 85.791652°W / 40.854488; -85.791652

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

Adjacent townships

• Chester Township (north)
• Warren Township, Huntington County (northeast)
• Dallas Township, Huntington County (east)
• Polk Township, Huntington County (southeast)
• Wayne Township, Huntington County (southeast)
• Liberty Township (south)
• Noble Township (west)
• Paw Paw Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Center Grove, Foster, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Leedy, Renicker, Saint Patrick and Speicher.

Rivers

• Salamonie River
• Wabash River

Lakes

• Hominy Ridge Lake

School districts

• Metropolitan School District of Wabash County 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. "Census Bureau profile: Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
2. ^ "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.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 through 9/18/15. National Park Service. September 25, 2015.

External links

• Indiana Township Association Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wabash County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Wabash
City	Wabash
Towns	La Fontaine Lagro North Manchester Roann
Townships	Chester Lagro Liberty Noble Paw Paw Pleasant Waltz
CDPs	Laketon Liberty Mills Servia Somerset Urbana
Other communities	America Bolivar College Corner Disko‡ Ijamsville Lincolnville Mount Vernon Newton Pioneer Richvalley South Haven Speicherville Stockdale‡ Sunnymede Treaty Valley Brook
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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