Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°33′46″N 87°03′38″W / 39.56278°N 87.06056°W / 39.56278; -87.06056CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total32.32 sq mi (83.7 km²) • Land32.18 sq mi (83.3 km²) • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

682 ft (208 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,203 • Density99/sq mi (38/km²)FIPS code18-78416^[2]GNIS feature ID453943

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,203 (down from 3,528 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 1,415 housing units.^[4]

History

Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for Martin Van Buren, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's vice president.^[5]

Eaglefield Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.32 square miles (83.7 km²), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km²) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (or 0.43%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Carbon
Harmony
Knightsville

Unincorporated towns

Benwood
Calcutta
Cardonia
Lena
Mechanicsburg
Pontiac

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

Adjacent townships

Jackson Township, Parke County (north)
Madison Township, Putnam County (northeast)
Washington Township, Putnam County (east)
Jackson Township (south)
Brazil Township (southwest)
Dick Johnson Township (west)
Raccoon Township, Parke County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.

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 "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 83.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.