York Township, Benton County, Indiana

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York Township
Location of York Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°42′03″N 87°29′03″W / 40.70083, -87.48417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	June 1860
Area
- Total	27.49 sq mi (71.19 km²)
- Land	27.48 sq mi (71.18 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Elevation [1]	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	241
- Density	8.77/sq mi (3.39/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-85940[2]
GNIS feature ID	454066

York Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 241. It was organized in June 1860 and named for the state of New York, the former home of local pioneer John Fleming.^[3]

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

[edit] Geography

York Township covers an area of 27.49 square miles.

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Raub
• Sheff (extinct)
• Yeagers Curve (extinct)
• Zadoc (extinct)

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Parish Grove (south)
• Richland (east)
• Jefferson Township, Newton County (north)

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 41
• Indiana State Road 71

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Blue Ridge and Fleming.

[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

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