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Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana

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Van Buren Township
Township
Location of Van Buren Township in Daviess County
Location of Van Buren Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°46′26″N 86°58′18″W / 38.77389°N 86.97167°W / 38.77389; -86.97167Coordinates: 38°46′26″N 86°58′18″W / 38.77389°N 86.97167°W / 38.77389; -86.97167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDaviess
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2)
 • Land30.22 sq mi (78.3 km2)
 • Water0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation
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492 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,552
 • Density84.5/sq mi (32.6/km2)
FIPS code18-78434[2]
GNIS feature ID453944

Van Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,552 and it contained 657 housing units.[3] The population grew 30% since the 2000 census, when the population was 1,960.

History

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Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.[4]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2), of which 30.22 square miles (78.3 km2) (or 97.93%) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 2.11%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

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Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains five cemeteries: Evans Memorial Park, Franklin, Kilgore, Liberty and Stoll.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ^ Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 280.
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