Union Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Union Township
Location of Union Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W / 40.69111, -87.26389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	June 1864
Area
- Total	35.76 sq mi (92.62 km²)
- Land	35.75 sq mi (92.6 km²)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Elevation [1]	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	278
- Density	7.78/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-77138[2]
GNIS feature ID	453907

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 278. The township was organized in June 1864 and named by John W. Nutt "because of the loyalty shown in furnishing soldiers for the Union army."^[3]

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Unincorporated towns 1.2 Adjacent townships 1.3 Major highways 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Union Township covers an area of 35.76 square miles; 0.01 square miles (0.03 percent) of this is water.

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Lochiel
• Wadena

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Center (south)
• Gilboa (east)
• Pine (southeast)
• Richland (west)
• Carpenter Township, Jasper County (northeast)
• Grant Township, Newton County (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 55

[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