Union Township | |
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— Township — | |
Location of Union Township | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Randolph |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 71.6 sq mi (185.4 km2) |
• Land | 71.4 sq mi (185.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,224 |
• Density | 59.16/sq mi (22.83/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 18-77588[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 0453931[2] |
Union Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana, and contains the towns of Modoc, and Losantville. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,224. It was formerly divided into two separate townships, Nettle Creek Township (which included Losantville) and West River Township (which included Modoc).
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Perry-Delaware | Stoney Creek-Randolph | White River-Randolph | ||
Stoney Creek-Henry | Washington-Randolph | |||
Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana | ||||
Blue River-Henry, Dalton-Wayne | Perry-Wayne | Green-Wayne |
Union Township has 9 cemeteries.
A notable former resident of Modoc is Amy Lindsay-Fuller. She played basketball for Union High School. Then she played NCAA basketball for Ball State University. Henry Conley,an American Civil War veteran, is also from the town of Modoc.
Union High School (Modoc) is a small high school located in Union Township, Modoc, Indiana. Although the official name is Union Township High School. It is one of five high schools in Randolph County, Indiana. In 2004 Union High School was named an Indiana Four Star School by the Indiana Department of Education. The school is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), which is the governing body for high school sports in the state of Indiana.
Modoc is a town in Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census.
Losantville is a town in Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census.
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