Union Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W / 40.69111°N 87.26389°W / 40.69111; -87.26389CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBentonOrganizedJune 1864Government

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.77 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Land35.76 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

791 ft (241 m)Population

(2020)

• Total283 • Density7.9/sq mi (3.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-77138^[2]GNIS feature ID453907

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 283 and it contained 92 housing units.^[3] The township was organized in June 1864 and named by John W. Nutt "because of the loyalty shown in furnishing soldiers for the Union army."^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	982	—
1900	978	−0.4%
1910	790	−19.2%
1920	688	−12.9%
1930	674	−2.0%
1940	598	−11.3%
1950	558	−6.7%
1960	540	−3.2%
1970	405	−25.0%
1980	367	−9.4%
1990	294	−19.9%
2000	278	−5.4%
2010	255	−8.3%
2020	283	11.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km²), of which 35.76 square miles (92.6 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Center (south)
Gilboa (east)
Pine (southeast)
Richland (west)
Carpenter Township, Jasper County (northeast)
Grant Township, Newton County (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 55

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.
^ ^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".