Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Bolivar Township
Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639, -87.165
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	March 1860
Named for	Simón Bolivar
Area
- Total	36.06 sq mi (93.4 km²)
- Land	36.06 sq mi (93.4 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [1]	699 ft (213 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,310
- Density	36.33/sq mi (14.03/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-06328[2]
GNIS feature ID	453122

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,310. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.^[3]

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Major highways 1.5 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Bolivar Township covers an area of 36.06 square miles.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Otterbein (west half)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Templeton

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Center (northwest)
• Oak Grove (west)
• Pine (north)
• Adams Township, Warren County (southwest)
• Medina Township, Warren County (south)
• Round Grove Township, White County (northeast)
• Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (east)

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 352

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington [1928] (1942). History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc., p. 21. 

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Benton County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana County seat: Fowler Cities and towns Ambia | Boswell | Earl Park | Fowler | Otterbein | Oxford Townships Bolivar | Center | Gilboa | Grant | Hickory Grove | Oak Grove | Parish Grove | Pine | Richland | Union | York Unincorporated communities Atkinson | Barce | Chase | Dunn | Dunnington | Free | Freeland Park | Handy | Lochiel | Raub | Swanington | Talbot | Templeton | Wadena