Coolspring Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°39′17″N 86°52′23″W / 41.65472°N 86.87306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93 km2) |
• Land | 35.97 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,684 |
• Density | 409.2/sq mi (158.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-15040[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453247 |
Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,684 (up from 14,718 at 2010[4]) and it contained 7,302 housing units.
Coolspring Township was established in 1836.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.[4]
The headwaters of the Little Calumet River is located within Coolspring Township, at Red Mill County Park.
The unincorporated town of Waterford is located within the township.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |