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Union Township, Benton County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W / 40.69111°N 87.26389°W / 40.69111; -87.26389
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Union Township
Township
The school monument east of Wadena.
The school monument east of Wadena.
Location of Union Township in Benton County
Location of Union Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W / 40.69111°N 87.26389°W / 40.69111; -87.26389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedJune 1864
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[1]
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total283
 • Density7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code18-77138[2]
GNIS feature ID453907

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 283 and it contained 92 housing units.[3] 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."[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.76 square miles (92.6 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

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Major highways

References

Citations

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

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