Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°31′06″N 87°28′47″W / 40.51833°N 87.47972°W / 40.51833; -87.47972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBentonOrganizedMarch 1876Government

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total28.9 sq mi (75 km²) • Land28.9 sq mi (75 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

745 ft (227 m)Population

(2020)

• Total398 • Density14/sq mi (5.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765FIPS code18-33358^[2]GNIS feature ID453410

Hickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 398 and it contained 168 housing units.^[4] It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove of hickory trees that grew within its borders in the 19th century.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	962	—
1900	1,191	23.8%
1910	1,026	−13.9%
1920	1,109	8.1%
1930	989	−10.8%
1940	877	−11.3%
1950	816	−7.0%
1960	799	−2.1%
1970	679	−15.0%
1980	560	−17.5%
1990	476	−15.0%
2000	404	−15.1%
2010	409	1.2%
2020	398	−2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 28.9 square miles (75 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities and towns

Ambia

Unincorporated towns

Dunn
Handy
Powley Corners
Talbot

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Totheroh.

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.
^ "Hickory Grove 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".