Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Oak Grove Township
Location of Oak Grove Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′09″N 87°15′54″W / 40.51917, -87.265
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	July 1840
Area
- Total	35.54 sq mi (92.04 km²)
- Land	35.51 sq mi (91.98 km²)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Elevation [1]	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,694
- Density	47.7/sq mi (18.42/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-55620[2]
GNIS feature ID	453681

Oak Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,694. It was one of the first three townships originally created by the county's commissioners in 1840.^[3] It takes its name from White Oak Grove which grew southwest of Oxford.^[4]

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

Oak Grove Township covers an area of 35.54 square miles; 0.02 square miles (0.06 percent) of this is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Oxford

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Fargo (extinct)

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Bolivar (east)
• Center (north)
• Grant (west)
• Pine (northeast)
• Adams Township, Warren County (southeast)
• Pine Township, Warren County (southwest)

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 55
• Indiana State Road 352

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Justus and Oxford.

[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. 20. 
4. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Benton County", Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company. 

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Benton County

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