Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Penn Township
Penn Township
	Township
	Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, in Penn Township
	Location in St. Joseph County
	Coordinates: 41°38′45″N 86°08′04″W / 41.64583°N 86.13444°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	63.58 sq mi (164.67 km2)
• Land	62.5 sq mi (161.86 km2)
• Water	1.08 sq mi (2.81 km2) 1.71%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	64,322
• Density	1,029.2/sq mi (397.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	46544, 46545, 46561, 46613, 46614
Area code(s)	574
GNIS feature ID	453714

Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] As of the 2000 census, its population was 64,322.^[3]

History

Penn Township was formed in 1832.^[4]

The Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker's Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Penn Township covers an area of 63.58 square miles (164.7 km²); of this, 62.5 square miles (162 km²) (98.29 percent) is land and 1.08 square miles (2.8 km²) (1.71 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Mishawaka (partial)
Osceola
South Bend (partial)

Unincorporated towns

Hi-View Addition at 41°36′30″N 86°10′42″W / 41.608381°N 86.178338°W
Pleasant Valley at 41°41′39″N 86°04′28″W / 41.694215°N 86.074447°W
Tamarack Grange at 41°35′46″N 86°08′16″W / 41.596159°N 86.137781°W

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

Adjacent townships

Harris Township (north)
Cleveland Township, Elkhart County (northeast)
Baugo Township, Elkhart County (east)
Olive Township, Elkhart County (southeast)
Madison Township (south)
Centre Township (west)
Portage Township (west)
Clay Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Eutzler, Fairview, Ferrisville, Pleasant Valley, Saint Josephs and Saint Josephs.