North Bend Township, Starke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°12′50″N 86°31′38″W / 41.21389°N 86.52722°W / 41.21389; -86.52722Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyStarkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.2 sq mi (94 km²) • Land35.46 sq mi (91.8 km²) • Water0.74 sq mi (1.9 km²) 2.04%Elevation

^[1]

722 ft (220 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,504 • Density39.3/sq mi (15.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

46511, 46534, 46960, 46968

Area code574GNIS feature ID453679

North Bend Township is one of nine townships in Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,504 (up from 1,394 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 946 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km²), of which 35.46 square miles (91.8 km²) (or 97.96%) is land and 0.74 square miles (1.9 km²) (or 2.04%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Bass Lake (east half)

Unincorporated towns

Ora at 41°10′26″N 86°33′11″W / 41.173930°N 86.553065°W / 41.173930; -86.553065
Winona at 41°14′10″N 86°34′10″W / 41.236153°N 86.569456°W / 41.236153; -86.569456

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

Adjacent townships

Washington Township (north)
Union Township, Marshall County (east)
Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County (southeast)
Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County (south)
Franklin Township, Pulaski County (southwest)
California Township (west)
Center Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: North Bend, North Union and Ora.

Airports and landing strips

Bennett Strip Airport

Lakes

Black Lake
Hartz Lake
Langenbaum Lake

Major highways

SR 10
SR 23

School districts

Culver Community Schools Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 17
State Senate District 5

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: North Bend Township, Starke County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "North Bend Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "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.