Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Hickory Grove Township
Location of Hickory Grove Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′06″N 87°28′47″W / 40.51833, -87.47972
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	March 1876
Area
- Total	28.78 sq mi (74.54 km²)
- Land	28.78 sq mi (74.54 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [1]	745 ft (227 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	404
- Density	14.04/sq mi (5.42/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-33358[2]
GNIS feature ID	453410

Hickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 404. It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove that grew within its borders in the 19th century.^[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

Hickory Grove Township covers an area of 28.78 square miles.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Ambia

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Dunn
• Handy
• Talbot

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Grant (east)
• Parish Grove (north)
• Prairie Township, Warren County (south)

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 71
• Indiana State Road 352

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Totheroh.

[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