Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana
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| Hickory Grove Township | |
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| — Township — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′06″N 87°28′47″W / 40.51833°N 87.47972°WCoordinates: 40°31′06″N 87°28′47″W / 40.51833°N 87.47972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | March 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.78 sq mi (74.54 km2) |
| • Land | 28.78 sq mi (74.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 404 |
| • Density | 14.04/sq mi (5.42/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 18-33358[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453410 |
Hickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 404. It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove that grew within its borders in the 19th century.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Hickory Grove Township covers an area of 28.78 square miles (74.5 km2).
[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Unincorporated towns
[edit] Adjacent townships
- Grant (east)
- Parish Grove (north)
- Prairie Township, Warren County (south)
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[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Totheroh.
[edit] References
- "Hickory Grove 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:453410. 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.. p. 21.
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