Bono Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Bono Township

Township

Countryside in the township

Location in Lawrence County

Coordinates: 38°43′19″N 86°21′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.72194°N 86.35889°W﻿ / 38.72194; -86.35889
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Lawrence
Government

• Type| Indiana township
• Trustee| Michelle Porter[1]
Area

• Total

| 26.3 sq mi (68 km2)
• Land| 26.06 sq mi (67.5 km2)
• Water| 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.91%
Elevation

| 712 ft (217 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 743
• Density| 32/sq mi (12/km2)
ZIP codes|

47446, 47452

GNIS feature ID| 0453123

Bono Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 833 and it contained 393 housing units.[3][4]

## History

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The Bono Archaeological Site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68 km2), of which 26.06 square miles (67.5 km2) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.91%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bono at 38°43′53″N 86°19′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.731443°N 86.321097°W﻿ / 38.731443; -86.321097
* Lawrenceport at 38°45′04″N 86°23′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.751164°N 86.387766°W﻿ / 38.751164; -86.387766
* Rivervale at 38°46′08″N 86°23′53″W﻿ / ﻿38.768942°N 86.398045°W﻿ / 38.768942; -86.398045
* Stonington at 38°43′54″N 86°22′03″W﻿ / ﻿38.731720°N 86.367488°W﻿ / 38.731720; -86.367488

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Talbott Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 60

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,021| | —
1900| 1,060| | 3.8%
1910| 1,095| | 3.3%
1920| 816| | −25.5%
1930| 795| | −2.6%
1940| 752| | −5.4%
1950| 665| | −11.6%
1960| 692| | 4.1%
1970| 614| | −11.3%
1980| 721| | 17.4%
1990| 668| | −7.4%
2000| 803| | 20.2%
2010| 833| | 3.7%
2020| 743| | −10.8%
[6]

## Education

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* Mitchell Community Schools

Bono Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Mitchell Community Public Library in Mitchell.[7]

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 62
* State Senate District 44

## References

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* "Bono Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Bono Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved October 9, 2009.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
7. ^ "Get a card". Mitchell Community Public Library. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Bono Township

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Places adjacent to Bono Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

|  | Guthrie Township |

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Marion Township |

Bono Township

| Brown Township, Washington County
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Orleans Township, Orange County | Northeast Township, Orange County |

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Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Bedford

Cities|

* Bedford
* Mitchell

Map of Indiana highlighting Lawrence County

Town|

* Oolitic

Townships|

* Bono
* Guthrie
* Indian Creek
* Marion
* Marshall
* Perry
* Pleasant Run
* Shawswick
* Spice Valley

CDPs|

* Avoca
* East Oolitic
* Heltonville
* Huron
* Judah
* Lawrenceport
* Needmore
* Tunnelton
* Williams

Other
communities|

* Bartlettsville
* Bono
* Bryantsville
* Buddha
* Coveyville
* Coxton
* Erie
* Eureka
* Fayetteville
* Fort Ritner
* Georgia
* Guthrie
* Hartleyville
* Leesville
* Logan
* Moorestown
* Murdock
* Patton Hill
* Peerless
* Pinhook
* Popcorn
* Rabbitville
* Red Hill
* Redding
* Rivervale
* Shawswick
* Silverville
* Spring Mill Village
* Springville
* Stemm
* Stonington
* Tarry Park
* Yockey
* Zelma

Former
communities|

* Dark Hollow
* Dixonville
* Palestine

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