Union Township, Benton County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Union Township

Township

The school monument east of Wadena.

Location of Union Township in Benton County

Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 87°15′50″W﻿ / ﻿40.69111°N 87.26389°W﻿ / 40.69111; -87.26389
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Benton
Organized| June 1864
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land| 35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation

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| 791 ft (241 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 283
• Density| 7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 18-77138[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453907

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 283 and it contained 92 housing units.[3] The township was organized in June 1864 and named by John W. Nutt "because of the loyalty shown in furnishing soldiers for the Union army."[4]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 982| | —
1900| 978| | −0.4%
1910| 790| | −19.2%
1920| 688| | −12.9%
1930| 674| | −2.0%
1940| 598| | −11.3%
1950| 558| | −6.7%
1960| 540| | −3.2%
1970| 405| | −25.0%
1980| 367| | −9.4%
1990| 294| | −19.9%
2000| 278| | −5.4%
2010| 255| | −8.3%
2020| 283| | 11.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.76 square miles (92.6 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[3]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lochiel
* Wadena

### Adjacent townships

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* Center (south)
* Gilboa (east)
* Pine (southeast)
* Richland (west)
* Carpenter Township, Jasper County (northeast)
* Grant Township, Newton County (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 55

## 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. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
4. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

### Sources

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* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

## External links

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

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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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
* Fargo
* Foresman
* Free
* Freeland Park
* Gravel Hill
* Handy
* Lochiel
* 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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