Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Liberty Township
Township
Location in St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41°31′35″N 86°24′12″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	42.88 sq mi (111.07 km2)
• Land	42.45 sq mi (109.95 km2)
• Water	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)  1.01%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,053
• Density	71.9/sq mi (27.8/km2)
ZIP codes	46536, 46554, 46574
GNIS feature ID	0453560

Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,053.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Liberty Township covers an area of 42.88 square miles (111.1 km²); of this, 42.45 square miles (109.9 km²) (98.99 percent) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (1.01 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• North Liberty

Adjacent townships

• Greene Township (northeast)
• Union Township (east)
• North Township, Marshall County (southeast)
• Polk Township, Marshall County (south)
• Lincoln Township (southwest)
• Lincoln Township, LaPorte County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fair, Old, Porter and Westlawn.

Major highways

• SR 4
• SR 23

Lakes

• Elizabeth Lake
• Rupel Lake
• Worster Lake

School districts

• John Glenn School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 21
• State Senate District 9

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana