Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°58′13″N 85°43′43″W / 40.97028°N 85.72861°W / 40.97028; -85.72861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWabashGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total65.26 sq mi (169.0 km²) • Land65.03 sq mi (168.4 km²) • Water0.23 sq mi (0.6 km²) 0.35%Elevation

807 ft (246 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total7,001 • Density110/sq mi (41/km²)ZIP codes

46946, 46962, 46990

GNIS feature ID453198

Chester Township is one of seven townships in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,001 (down from 8,009 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 3,115 housing units.

The township's name most likely is a transfer from Chester, England.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.26 square miles (169.0 km²), of which 65.03 square miles (168.4 km²) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (or 0.35%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

North Manchester

Unincorporated towns

Bolivar at 40°57′51″N 85°47′15″W / 40.964211°N 85.787486°W / 40.964211; -85.787486
Liberty Mills at 41°02′01″N 85°44′09″W / 41.033656°N 85.735819°W / 41.033656; -85.735819
Servia at 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.956711°N 85.740540°W / 40.956711; -85.740540

(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

Glenwood
Krisher
Oaklawn
Swank
Union

Airports and landing strips

Servia Airport

Landmarks

Manchester College
Peabody Memorial Home

Bodies of water

Eel River
- Beargrass Creek
- Clear Creek
- Pony Creek
- Simonton Creek
- Swank Creek
- Wheeler Creek

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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Chester Township, Wabash County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 11.