Union Township, Clark County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°28′26″N 85°46′01″W / 38.47389°N 85.76694°W / 38.47389; -85.76694CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClarkGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total21.08 sq mi (54.6 km²) • Land20.85 sq mi (54.0 km²) • Water0.23 sq mi (0.6 km²)Elevation

^[1]

512 ft (156 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,552 • Density168.2/sq mi (64.9/km²)FIPS code18-77174^[3]GNIS feature ID453909

Union Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,415 housing units.^[4]

History

Union Township was organized in 1858.^[5] Its name was given from the fact that this township was created through the merger or "union" of land given by three neighboring townships.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.08 square miles (54.6 km²), of which 20.85 square miles (54.0 km²) (or 98.91%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (or 1.09%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Memphis

Unincorporated towns

Perry Crossing
Slatecut
Sylvan Grove

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Interstate 65
U.S. Route 31

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Black and White (aka Weir or Wilson), Bowery, Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church.^[7]

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.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 503.
^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 17–18.
^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.