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Steuben Township
Township
Location in Steuben County
Coordinates: 41°34′22″N 85°01′30″W / 41.57278°N 85.02500°W / 41.57278; -85.02500
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.49 sq mi (89.3 km)
• Land	33.77 sq mi (87.5 km)
• Water	0.72 sq mi (1.9 km)  2.09%
Elevation	965 ft (294 m)
Population
• Total	2,844
• Density	84/sq mi (32/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453874

Steuben Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,844, up from 2,835 at 2010, and it contained 1,333 housing units.

History

The Cornish Griffin Round Barn and Pleasant Lake Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.49 square miles (89.3 km), of which 33.77 square miles (87.5 km) (or 97.91%) is land and 0.72 square miles (1.9 km) (or 2.09%) is water. Lakes in this township include Bower Lake, Golden Lake, Gooseneck Lake, Jonley Lake, Little Bower Lake, Long Lake, Meserve Lake, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, Perfect Lake, Pleasant Lake, Reed Lakes and Tamarack Lake. The stream of Mud Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Ashley (northeast quarter)
• Hudson (northeast half)

Unincorporated towns

• Moonlight at 41°35′04″N 85°01′52″W / 41.5844948°N 85.0310770°W / 41.5844948; -85.0310770
• Pleasant Lake at 41°34′31″N 85°00′58″W / 41.5753282°N 85.0160765°W / 41.5753282; -85.0160765
• Steubenville at 41°31′56″N 85°01′22″W / 41.5322726°N 85.0227436°W / 41.5322726; -85.0227436

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

Adjacent townships

• Pleasant Township (north)
• Scott Township (northeast)
• Otsego Township (east)
• Franklin Township, DeKalb County (southeast)
• Smithfield Township, DeKalb County (south)
• Fairfield Township, DeKalb County (southwest)
• Salem Township (west)
• Jackson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Matson, Mount Zion and Pleasant Lake.

Major highways

• Interstate 69

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "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.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Steuben County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Angola
City	Angola
Towns	Ashley‡ Clear Lake Fremont Hamilton‡ Hudson Orland
Townships	Clear Lake Fremont Jackson Jamestown Millgrove Otsego Pleasant Richland Salem Scott Steuben York
CDPs	Helmer Holiday Woods Jimmerson Lake Metz Otter Lake Pleasant Lake Snow Lake Wall Lake‡ Wildwood
Other communities	Alvarado Berlien Crooked Lake Ellis Flint Fountain Park Glen Eden Indian Hills Inverness Jamestown Lake James Meadow Shores Park‡ Moonlight Nevada Mills Otsego Center Page Panama Ravinia Oaks Ray Salem Center Steubenville Turkey Creek Westview York
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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