West Point Township, White County, Indiana

West Point Township
—  Township  —
A windmill in southwestern West Point Township
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 87°01′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	White
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	53.6 sq mi (138.82 km2)
• Land	53.53 sq mi (138.65 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	371
• Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
ZIP codes	47929, 47980, 47995
GNIS feature ID	0454049

West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 371.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, West Point Township covers an area of 53.6 square miles (139 km²); of this, 53.53 square miles (138.6 km²) (99.88 percent) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (0.12 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Princeton Township (north)
• Honey Creek Township (northeast)
• Big Creek Township (east)
• Prairie Township (southeast)
• Round Grove Township (south)
• Pine Township, Benton County (southwest)
• Gilboa Township, Benton County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains West Point Cemetery. Near the back of this cemetery is a marker for Alexander Lawrie, a northern captain in the Civil War and an artist of the [Hudson River School]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School. The market claims that Lawrie made a gift to the Indiana Museum of a set of 100 paintings of Civil War generals.

School districts

• Frontier School Corporation
• Tri-County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 15
• State Senate District 07

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana