Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana
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| Grant Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′12″N 87°22′41″W / 40.52°N 87.37806°WCoordinates: 40°31′12″N 87°22′41″W / 40.52°N 87.37806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | December 1868 |
| Named for | Ulysses Grant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.98 km2) |
| • Land | 35.89 sq mi (92.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,142 |
| • Density | 31.82/sq mi (12.28/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 18-28818[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453334 |
Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,142. It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Grant Township covers an area of 35.9 square miles (93 km2); 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (0.03 percent) of this is water.
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Unincorporated towns
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Center (northeast)
- Hickory Grove (west)
- Oak Grove (east)
- Parish Grove (northwest)
- Pine Township, Warren County (southeast)
- Prairie Township, Warren County (southwest)
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Boswell, Perigo and Smith.
[edit] Education
[edit] References
- "Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453334. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc.. pp. 21.
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