Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Pine Township
—  Township  —
Location of Pine Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°35′56″N 87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083Coordinates: 40°35′56″N 87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized July 1840
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.68 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land 35.68 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 735 ft (224 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 281
 • Density 7.88/sq mi (3.04/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-59886[2]
GNIS feature ID 453738

Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 281. Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Pine Township covers an area of 35.68 square miles (92.4 km2).

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc.. p. 21. 

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Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana, United States
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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