Union Township, Perry County, Indiana

Union Township
—  Township  —
The Phelps Cemetery in the township's northwest
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°04′05″N 86°30′39″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.17 sq mi (111.81 km2)
• Land	42.28 sq mi (109.5 km2)
• Water	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)  2.07%
Elevation	381 ft (116 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	523
• Density	12.4/sq mi (4.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47520, 47525, 47551, 47586
GNIS feature ID	0453929

Union Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 523.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of 43.17 square miles (111.8 km²); of this, 42.28 square miles (109.5 km²) (97.93 percent) is land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km²) (2.07 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Derby at 38.03034°N 86.5272018°W / 38.03034; -86.5272018
• Dexter at 38.0592298°N 86.4785897°W / 38.0592298; -86.4785897
• Magnet at 38.0967299°N 86.4633121°W / 38.0967299; -86.4633121
• Mount Pleasant at 38.1217286°N 86.5177586°W / 38.1217286; -86.5177586

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Badger, Derby, Horton, Old Chapel, Phelps, Stephenson and Talley.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 37

School districts

• Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 73
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Union Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453929. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Union Township