Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°31′12″N 87°22′41″W / 40.52000°N 87.37806°W / 40.52000; -87.37806CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBentonOrganizedDecember 1868Named forUlysses GrantGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.94 sq mi (93.1 km²) • Land35.93 sq mi (93.1 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

751 ft (229 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,085 • Density30.1/sq mi (11.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765FIPS code18-28818^[2]GNIS feature ID453334

Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 470 housing units.^[4] It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,331	—
1900	1,547	16.2%
1910	1,408	−9.0%
1920	1,424	1.1%
1930	1,432	0.6%
1940	1,384	−3.4%
1950	1,481	7.0%
1960	1,449	−2.2%
1970	1,391	−4.0%
1980	1,202	−13.6%
1990	1,118	−7.0%
2000	1,142	2.1%
2010	1,056	−7.5%
2020	1,085	2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.93 square miles (93.1 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[4]

Major highways

U.S. Route 41
State Road 352

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Boswell, Perigo and Smith.

Education

Benton Community School Corporation

References

Citations

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".