Union Township, Benton County, Indiana

Union Township
Township

The school monument east of Wadena.

Location of Union Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W / 40.69111°N 87.26389°WCoordinates: 40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W / 40.69111°N 87.26389°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized June 1864
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land 35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1] 791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 255
 • Density 7.1/sq mi (2.7/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 2010 census, its population was 255 and it contained 106 housing units.[3] 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."[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.76 square miles (92.6 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

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