Official Name: | German Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | St. Joseph |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Km2: | 43.92 |
Area Land Km2: | 43.73 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.19 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.96 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.89 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.43 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 10,001 |
Population Density Km2: | 194.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 504.3 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 242 |
Elevation Ft: | 794 |
Coordinates: | 41.7308°N -86.3169°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46628 |
Area Code: | 574 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453327 |
German Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,518.[4]
The Wertz-Bestle Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
According to the United States Census Bureau, German Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.57 percent) is land and (0.43 percent) is water.
The township contains Highland Cemetery.