Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana
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Kent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 452 and it contained 189 housing units.[1]
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1890 | 629 | — | |
| 1900 | 615 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 540 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 466 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 414 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 435 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 372 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 398 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 387 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 504 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 467 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 421 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 428 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 452 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
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History
Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.[3]
Geography
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Cemeteries
The township contains Gopher Hill Cemetery[5] and Masonic Cemetery.[6]
Transportation
Both Indiana State Road 63 and Indiana State Road 263 pass through the eastern part of the township from north to south.[7][8]
A Norfolk Southern Railway line enters the township from Danville, Illinois and passes through State Line City, continuing northeast toward the county seat of Williamsport.[9]
Education
Kent Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[10]
Government
Kent Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[11]
Kent Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[12] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[13]
References
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- ↑ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 28.
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- United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Bibliography
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External links
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