| Van Buren Township | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Van Buren Township in Daviess County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Daviess |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.86 sq mi (79.92 km2) |
| • Land | 30.2 sq mi (78.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,960 |
| • Density | 64.89/sq mi (25.06/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-78434[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453944 |
Van Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,960.
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Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.[3]
Van Buren Township covers an area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2); 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2) (2.11 percent) of this is water.
The township contains five cemeteries: Evans Memorial Park, Franklin, Kilgore, Liberty and Stoll.
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