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York Township
Township
Location of York Township in Elkhart County
Coordinates: 41°43′38″N 85°43′07″W / 41.72722°N 85.71861°W / 41.72722; -85.71861
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Elkhart
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.54 sq mi (66.1 km)
• Land	25.31 sq mi (65.6 km)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km)
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population
• Total	4,291
• Density	147.3/sq mi (56.9/km)
FIPS code	18-85976
GNIS feature ID	454068

York Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,728.

History

York Township was named after the state of New York, the point of origin of many of its early settlers.

Bonneyville Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.54 square miles (66.1 km), of which 25.31 square miles (65.6 km) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km) (or 0.90%) is water. Hunter Lake is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Bonneyville Mills
• Vistula

Major highways

• I-80
• I-90
• Indiana Toll Road
• US 131
• SR 13
• SR 120

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Bonneyville.

References

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "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.
5. History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 1171.
6. "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 Places adjacent to York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Mottville Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan Washington Township York Township Van Buren Township, LaGrange County Jefferson Township Middlebury Township Newbury Township, LaGrange County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Goshen
Cities	Elkhart Goshen Nappanee‡
Towns	Bristol Middlebury Millersburg Wakarusa
Townships	Baugo Benton Cleveland Clinton Concord Elkhart Harrison Jackson Jefferson Locke Middlebury Olive Osolo Union Washington York
CDPs	Benton Dunlap New Paris Simonton Lake Vistula
Other communities	Bainter Town Bonneyville Mills Foraker Gravelton‡ Jamestown Locke Midway Southwest Waterford Mills
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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