Wills Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Wills Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,098 (down from 2,110 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 833 housing units.

Wills Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°39′N 86°33′W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.8 sq mi (77 km2)
• Land	29.28 sq mi (75.8 km2)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	758 ft (231 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,098
• Density	72.1/sq mi (27.8/km2)
FIPS code	18-84554[3]
GNIS feature ID	454060

History

Wills Township was established in 1834.^[5] It was named for John Wills, a pioneer settler.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.8 square miles (77 km²), of which 29.28 square miles (75.8 km²) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 1.74%) is water.^[4]