St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana
| Saint Joseph Township | |
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| Township | |
Martin Blume Jr. Farm, a historic site in the township
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 Location of St. Joseph Township in Allen County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 41°08′18″N 85°03′50″W / 41.13833°N 85.06389°WCoordinates: 41°08′18″N 85°03′50″W / 41.13833°N 85.06389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Allen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.53 sq mi (92.01 km2) |
| • Land | 35.49 sq mi (91.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 72,245 |
| • Density | 2,036/sq mi (786.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-66924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453820 |
| Website | stjosephtwp |
Saint Joseph Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,245.
The Martin Blume Jr. Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
St. Joseph Township covers an area of 35.63 square miles (92.27 km2); 0.042 square miles (0.11 km2), or 0.11 percent, of this is water. The mostly suburban township includes portions of the cities of Fort Wayne (Indiana's second largest city) and New Haven. The St. Joseph River flows through the western part of the township.
The township is adjacent to these Indiana townships:
St. Joseph Township is the home of Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). With an enrollment of 14,192, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. The township is also home to the Northeast Indiana regional campus of Ivy Tech Community College, the second-largest public community college campus in the state.
St. Joseph Township's private colleges and universities include Concordia Theological Seminary (Lutheran) and the Fort Wayne campus of Brown Mackie College.
The township is also home to two high schools: R. Nelson Snider High School, a large public school operated by Fort Wayne Community Schools, and Blackhawk Christian School, a private K–12 school operated by Blackhawk Ministries.
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