Wills Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°39′N 86°33′W / 41.650°N 86.550°W / 41.650; -86.550CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaPorteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.8 sq mi (77 km²) • Land29.28 sq mi (75.8 km²) • Water0.52 sq mi (1.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

758 ft (231 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,098 • Density72.1/sq mi (27.8/km²)FIPS code18-84554^[3]GNIS feature ID454060

Wills Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,098 (down from 2,110 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 833 housing units.

History

Wills Township was established in 1834.^[5] It was named for John Wills, a pioneer settler.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.8 square miles (77 km²), of which 29.28 square miles (75.8 km²) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 1.74%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Wills Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 884.
^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 35.