Polk Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,781 (down from 2,824 at 2010 ) and it contained 1,170 housing units.

History

Polk Township was organized on March 4, 1845. The date of the township's organization coincided with the inauguration of James K. Polk, hence the name. The Polk Township District No. 2 School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.22 sqmi, of which 42.02 sqmi (or 99.64%) is land and 0.16 sqmi (or 0.38%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Barber Cemetery Blissville Cemetery and Tyner Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts