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
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	June 1864
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.76 sq mi (92.62 km2)
• Land	35.75 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	278
• Density	7.78/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	18-77138
GNIS feature ID	453907

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 278. 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."

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 35.76 square miles (92.6 km²); 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.03 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Lochiel
• Wadena

Adjacent townships

• Center (south)
• Gilboa (east)
• Pine (southeast)
• Richland (west)
• Carpenter Township, Jasper County (northeast)
• Grant Township, Newton County (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 55

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana