German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
# German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

German Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,518.

## History

The Wertz-Bestle Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, German Township covers an area of 16.96 square miles (43.9 $km^2);$ of this, 16.89 square miles (43.7 $km^2)$ (99.57 percent) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 $km^2)$ (0.43 percent) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

* South Bend (partial)

### Adjacent townships

* Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan (north)
* Clay Township (east)
* Portage Township (southeast)
* Warren Township (southwest)
* Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northwest)

### Cemeteries

The township contains Highland Cemetery.

### Major highways

* Indiana Toll Road
* I-80
* I-90
* US 20
* US 31

### Airports and landing strips

* McClures Airport
* South Bend International Airport (fmr. Michiana Regional Airport, vast majority)

## School districts

* South Bend Community School Corporation

## Political districts

* Indiana's 2nd congressional district
* State House District 7
* State House District 8
* State Senate District 10
* State Senate District 11
* State Senate District 8
