Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana

Lafayette Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,354.^[2]

Lafayette Township
Township
Location in Allen County, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°57′45″N 85°17′08″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.61 sq mi (89.64 km2)
• Land	34.55 sq mi (89.48 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.18%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	4,247
• Density	97/sq mi (37.5/km2)
ZIP codes	46777, 46783, 46798, 46799, 46809, 46814
GNIS feature ID	0453530

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lafayette Township covers an area of 34.61 square miles (89.64 km²); of this, 34.55 square miles (89.48 km²) is land and 0.062 square miles (0.16 km²), or 0.18 percent, is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Zanesville (north half)

Unincorporated towns

• Aboite at 41.000881°N 85.318029°W / 41.000881; -85.318029
• Nine Mile at 40.975048°N 85.224972°W / 40.975048; -85.224972

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

Adjacent townships

• Aboite Township (north)
• Wayne Township (northeast)
• Pleasant Township (east)
• Jefferson Township, Wells County (southeast)
• Union Township, Wells County (south)
• Union Township, Huntington County (southwest)
• Jackson Township, Huntington County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Fogwell Cemetery.

Major highways

• I-69
• I-469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
• US 24
• US 33

Airports and landing strips

• Fort Wayne International Airport
• Wilcox Airstrip

Rivers

• Little Wabash River

School districts

• Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County

Political districts

• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 50
• State House District 82
• State Senate District 16
• State Senate District 17
• State Senate District 19