Newbury Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Newbury Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,792,[3] up from 5,219 at the previous census.[4]

Newbury Township
Township
The Menno Yoder Polygonal Barn, a historic site in the township
The Menno Yoder Polygonal Barn, a historic site in the township
Coordinates: 41°39′03″N 85°35′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.78 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Land35.26 sq mi (91.3 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,792
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
FIPS code18-52686[2]
GNIS feature ID453661

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 36.5% of the township's population spoke only English, while 63.4 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

History

Newbury Township was organized in 1837.[5]

The Menno Yoder Polygonal Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.78 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 35.26 square miles (91.3 km2) (or 98.55%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.45%) is water.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20105,219—
20205,79211.0%
U.S. Censuses: 2010,[4]
and 2020[3]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Newbury township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 235.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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