Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°35′56″N 87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBentonOrganizedJuly 1840Government

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.66 sq mi (92.4 km²) • Land35.66 sq mi (92.4 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

735 ft (224 m)Population

(2020)

• Total324 • Density9.1/sq mi (3.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-59886^[2]GNIS feature ID453738

Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 324 and it contained 108 housing units.^[3] Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	576	—
1900	614	6.6%
1910	592	−3.6%
1920	513	−13.3%
1930	482	−6.0%
1940	410	−14.9%
1950	428	4.4%
1960	397	−7.2%
1970	340	−14.4%
1980	264	−22.4%
1990	264	0.0%
2000	281	6.4%
2010	330	17.4%
2020	324	−1.8%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km²), all land.^[3]

Adjacent townships

Bolivar (south)
Center (west)
Gilboa (north)
Oak Grove (southwest)
Union (northwest)
Round Grove Township, White County (east)
Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (southeast)
West Point Township, White County (northeast)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 18

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". US 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".