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Huntington Township is the most populous of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 21,262. The city of Huntington, Indiana is the only incorporated city or town in the township.
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Huntington Township is the home of Huntington University, a Christian liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1,100.
Huntington Township is also home to Huntington North High School, Crestview Middle School, Riverview Middle School, Huntington Catholic School, Flint Springs Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Horace Mann Elementary School.
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- Eiffel G. Plasterer, in the mid-1900s, toured America with his "Bubbles Concerto" program. He was a pioneer in soap bubble art and invented unique bubble-making techniques and equipment.
- Denny Jiosa, Grammy nominated jazz guitarist
[edit] Sports Players
- Chris Kramer, basketball player at Purdue University. Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, 2008.
- Sean Kline, basketball player at Indiana University.
- Steve Platt, basketball player and coach at Huntington University. Member of Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame. Indiana’s all-time collegiate scoring leader (3,700 points), seventh all-time on the list of collegiate scorers at any level. Platt twice led the nation in scoring, 1973 and 1974.
- Lisa Winter, basketball player at Ball State University and Valparaiso University. Indiana's Miss Basketball 1996.
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