Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Bolivar Township

Township

Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County

Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.52639°N 87.16500°W﻿ / 40.52639; -87.16500
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Benton
Organized| March 1860
Named for| Simón Bolivar
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 712 ft (217 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,179
• Density| 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code| 765
FIPS code| 18-06328[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453122

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units.[4] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[5]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,087| | —
1900| 1,178| | 8.4%
1910| 1,402| | 19.0%
1920| 1,374| | −2.0%
1930| 1,254| | −8.7%
1940| 1,149| | −8.4%
1950| 1,265| | 10.1%
1960| 1,331| | 5.2%
1970| 1,372| | 3.1%
1980| 1,235| | −10.0%
1990| 1,277| | 3.4%
2000| 1,310| | 2.6%
2010| 1,252| | −4.4%
2020| 1,179| | −5.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.[4]

### Cities and towns

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* Otterbein (west half)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Templeton

### Adjacent townships

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* Center (northwest)
* Oak Grove (west)
* Pine (north)
* Adams Township, Warren County (southwest)
* Medina Township, Warren County (south)
* Round Grove Township, White County (northeast)
* Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (east)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 52
* Indiana State Road 352

### Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

### Education

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Benton Community School Corporation

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
5. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.
6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

### Sources

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* "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
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Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Fowler

Towns|

* Ambia
* Boswell
* Earl Park
* Fowler
* Otterbein‡
* Oxford

Map of Indiana highlighting Benton County

Townships|

* Bolivar
* Center
* Gilboa
* Grant
* Hickory Grove
* Oak Grove
* Parish Grove
* Pine
* Richland
* Union
* York

CDPs|

* Raub
* Templeton

Other
communities|

* Atkinson
* Barce
* Chase
* Dunnington
* Freeland Park
* Gravel Hill
* Powley Corners‡
* Swanington
* Talbot
* Wadena

Ghost towns|

* Dunn
* Sheff

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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