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Logan Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Logan Township
Township
Location of Logan Township in Fountain County
Location of Logan Township in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°17′15″N 87°12′39″W / 40.28750°N 87.21083°W / 40.28750; -87.21083Coordinates: 40°17′15″N 87°12′39″W / 40.28750°N 87.21083°W / 40.28750; -87.21083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fountain
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 22.62 sq mi (58.6 km2)
 • Land 22.23 sq mi (57.6 km2)
 • Water 0.38 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation 679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,672
 • Density 165.2/sq mi (63.8/km2)
FIPS code 18-44622
GNIS feature ID 453579

Logan Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,672 and it contained 1,685 housing units.

The Bethel Church and Graveyard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.62 square miles (58.6 km2), of which 22.23 square miles (57.6 km2) (or 98.28%) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2) (or 1.68%) is water. It contains the town of Attica, which is near the banks of the Wabash River and which has a population of about 3,200 people.

U.S. Route 41,Indiana State Road 28 and Indiana State Road 55 enter the township from Warren County, across the river to the west; at this point they all share the same route. In passing through Attica, U.S. 41 and State Road 55 go south, while State Road 28 continues east. A Norfolk Southern Railway line also crosses the river into the township; the line continues east-northeast near the river, carrying about 45 freight trains each day.

The township contains five cemeteries. Riverside and Saint Francis of Xavier are on the south edge of Attica, while Hatton is on the southeast side of town. Ruppert lies further to the southeast outside of town, and Clark is in the far northeast corner of the township.


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