23-1231: Bloomfield Township may refer to: Bloomfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana Bloomfield Township, Clinton County, Iowa Bloomfield Township, Polk County, Iowa Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa Bloomfield Township, Mitchell County, Kansas , in Mitchell County, Kansas Bloomfield Township, Sheridan County, Kansas Bloomfield Township, Huron County, Michigan Bloomfield Township, Missaukee County, Michigan Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Bloomfield Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota Bloomfield Township, New Jersey Bloomfield Township, Traill County, North Dakota , in Traill County, North Dakota Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio Bloomfield Township, Logan County, Ohio Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania See also [ edit ] Blumfield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
46-467: A Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections. In only three elections since 1888 has a Republican candidate failed to win the county, most recently in 1964. The county has three public school districts. The Lakeland Community Schools serve the central part of the county. The system includes Lakeland Primary: Grades (k-2), Lakeland Intermediate: grades (3-6), and Lakeland Jr/Sr High: grades (7-12). The Prairie Heights School Corporation serves
69-435: A female householder with no husband present, 21.5% were non-families, and 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.17, and the average family size was 3.66. The median age was 30.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 47,697 and the median income for a family was $ 53,793. Males had a median income of $ 40,960 versus $ 29,193 for females. The per capita income for
92-790: A low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 82 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −28 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in December 2000 and a record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.76 inches (45 mm) in February to 4.17 inches (106 mm) in June. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from
115-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bloomfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana Bloomfield Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana . As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,746 (up from 5,412 at the 2010 census ), and it contained 2,270 housing units. Bloomfield Township was founded in 1835. According to
138-568: Is led by a board of three elected commissioners that serve as the county government's executive branch. The county council comprises 7 elected members – four from each council district and 3 at large. Also, one assessor serves the entire county as opposed to one for every township. The current county commissioners are: The current county council members are: LaGrange County is part of Indiana's 3rd congressional district ; Indiana Senate district 13; and Indiana House of Representatives districts 18 and 52. LaGrange County has consistently been
161-942: The Massachusetts counties of Worcester County , Suffolk County and Berkshire County ; the Connecticut counties of Hartford County and Windham County as well as the Connecticut towns of Sherman, Lebanon and Fairfield; and from the Vermont towns of Burlington , Brookfield , Huntington and Grand Isle . They were mainly members of the Congregational Church , but as a result of the Second Great Awakening , many became Baptists and many also converted to Pentecostalism and Methodism . When they arrived in LaGrange County, there
184-493: The U.S. state of Indiana . As of 2020, the population was 40,446. The county seat is LaGrange , Indiana . The county is located in the Northern Indiana region known as Michiana and is about 55 miles (89 km) east of South Bend , 105 miles (169 km) west of Toledo, Ohio , and 175 miles (282 km) northeast of Indianapolis . The area is well known for its large Amish population. For that reason,
207-528: The "Nones" should be considered "unchurched", rather than objectively nonreligious; especially since most "Nones" do hold some religious-spiritual beliefs and a notable amount participate in behaviors. For example, 72% of American "Nones" believe in God or a Higher Power. The economy is based mainly on agriculture and small shops, but tourism also plays a big role, especially in Shipshewana. The county
230-400: The 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.85 square miles (92.9 km ), of which 35.58 square miles (92.2 km ) (or 99.25%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km ) (or 0.75%) is water. This LaGrange County, Indiana location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . LaGrange County, Indiana LaGrange County is a county located in
253-521: The Chief was allowed to return and died in Newbury Township in 1841. A town named Georgetown had been platted in 1837 but was abandoned because of lack of development. In 1844, the first Amish came from Pennsylvania to settle around the old town. The village continued to grow, and the town of Shipshewana was platted nearby in 1899 and incorporated in 1916 in Newbury Township. LaGrange County
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#1732780939188276-584: The LaGrange County Commissioners, said that "the Amish-English ratio is about 50-50", also adding that the nearly 9% growth, or 3,318 people [between 2010 and 2020 censuses], was mainly due to the increasing Amish population. Religion in LaGrange County,according to ARDA (2020) [1] *"Nones" is an unclear category. It is a heterogenous group of the not religious and intermittently religious. Researchers argue that most of
299-548: The county teams up with neighboring Elkhart County to promote tourism by referring to the area as Northern Indiana Amish Country. About half of LaGrange County is Amish , and it is home to the third-largest Amish community in the United States, which belongs to the Elkhart-LaGrange Amish affiliation . The first settlement of LaGrange County was founded about a half mile west of Lima in 1828. Over
322-407: The county was $ 18,388. About 12.1% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over. Approximately 43% of the population of LaGrange County is Amish , as the county is home to the third-largest Amish community in the United States and belongs to the Elkhart-LaGrange Amish affiliation . This is reflected in
345-471: The county was 96.6% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.7% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 36.1% were German , 13.3% were American , 6.4% were Irish , and 6.4% were English . Of the 11,598 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had
368-413: The east side of the county and parts of Steuben County. The mascot of Prairie Heights School is a black panther. The Westview School Corporation serves the west portion of the county. This system consists of four elementary schools (Meadowview, Shipshewana-Scott, Topeka, and Westview) and one junior-senior high school named Westview. Several Amish schools are located across the county. LaGrange County
391-443: The linguistic situation in the county: 28.45% of the population report speaking German , Pennsylvania German , or Dutch at home. 68.5% of the total population and 61.29% of the children in 5-17 age group used English as their home language, according to 2000 Census. The Amish languages (German, Pennsylfaansch, and Dutch) were used by 28.47% of the total population and 35.77% of them. As of 2020 census , Terry Martin, president of
414-399: The next four years, settlers flocked to parts of Lima, Springfield, and Van Buren Townships. Finally in 1832, LaGrange County was carved out of neighboring Elkhart County and established with Lima as the county seat. The town of LaGrange was platted in 1836 and settled in 1842 as the new county seat, closer to the center of the county. Lima's name was changed to Howe in 1909. LaGrange
437-430: The racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 37,128 people, 11,598 households, and 9,106 families residing in the county. The population density was 97.8 inhabitants per square mile (37.8/km ). There were 14,094 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km ). The racial makeup of
460-478: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bloomfield_Township&oldid=896420639 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages Township name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
483-650: Was laid out and platted in 1836. LaGrange County's initial settlers were Yankee immigrants, that is to say, they were from New England . They were descended from the English Puritans who settled that region in the colonial era. They were part of a wave of New England settlers moving west into what was then the Northwest Territory after the completion of the Erie Canal . The original settlers in LaGrange County specifically hailed from
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#1732780939188506-704: Was named after the Château de la Grange-Bléneau , home of Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de la Fayette , outside of Paris , France . According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 386.70 square miles (1,001.5 km ), of which 379.62 square miles (983.2 km ) (or 98.17%) is land and 7.08 square miles (18.3 km ) (or 1.83%) is water. The county is mostly made up of rural farmland but also some rolling hills and several lakes. In recent years, average temperatures in LaGrange have ranged from
529-509: Was nothing but a virgin forest and wild prairie. The New England settlers cleared roads, built farms, constructed churches, erected government buildings, and established post routes. As a result of this migration, LaGrange County was culturally continuous with early New England culture for many years. In 1837, the government removed Chief Shipshewana and the Potawatomi Tribe from the county's northwest corner. Several years later,
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