York Township, Benton County, Indiana

York Township
Township

Location of York Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°42′03″N 87°29′03″W / 40.70083°N 87.48417°WCoordinates: 40°42′03″N 87°29′03″W / 40.70083°N 87.48417°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized June 1860
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 27.5 sq mi (71 km2)
  Land 27.49 sq mi (71.2 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 771 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 181
  Density 6.6/sq mi (2.5/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 2010 census, its population was 181 and it contained 84 housing units.[3] It was organized in June 1860 and named for the state of New York, the former home of local pioneer John Fleming.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71 km2), all land.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Blue Ridge and Fleming.

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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