Porter Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°23′28″N 87°09′10″W / 41.39111°N 87.15278°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Porter |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 117.22 km2 (45.26 sq mi) |
• Land | 116.4 km2 (44.94 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 219 m (718 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,626 |
• Density | 80.47/km2 (208.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 219 |
FIPS code | 18-61182[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453760 |
Porter Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,367.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,121 | — | |
1900 | 1,075 | −4.1% | |
1910 | 1,000 | −7.0% | |
1920 | 1,055 | 5.5% | |
1930 | 949 | −10.0% | |
1940 | 1,108 | 16.8% | |
1950 | 1,199 | 8.2% | |
1960 | 1,712 | 42.8% | |
1970 | 2,420 | 41.4% | |
1980 | 6,493 | 168.3% | |
1990 | 7,300 | 12.4% | |
2000 | 8,459 | 15.9% | |
2010 | 9,367 | 10.7% | |
2020 | 9,626 | 2.8% | |
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