Union Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Union Township

Township

Location of Union Township in DeKalb County

Coordinates: 41°22′24″N 85°01′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.37333°N 85.02278°W﻿ / 41.37333; -85.02278
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| DeKalb
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 17.75 sq mi (46.0 km2)
• Land| 17.74 sq mi (45.9 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation

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| 879 ft (268 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 13,718
• Density| 745.1/sq mi (287.7/km2)
FIPS code| 18-77228[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453912

Union Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 13,718, up from 13,220 at the 2010 census,[4] and it contained 6,104 housing units.

## History

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Union Township was organized in 1837.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.75 square miles (46.0 km2), of which 17.74 square miles (45.9 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[4]

### Cities and towns

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* Auburn (northeast three-quarters)

### Adjacent townships

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* Grant Township (north)
* Concord Township (east)
* Wilmington Township (east)
* Jackson Township (south)
* Keyser Township (west)
* Richland Township (west)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 69
* State Road 8
* State Road 427

### Cemeteries

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The township contains seven cemeteries: Cosper, Catholic, Evergreen, Mott, Old Auburn, Roselawn and Woodlawn.

## References

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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 813.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Auburn

Cities|

* Auburn
* Butler
* Garrett

Map of Indiana highlighting DeKalb County

Towns|

* Altona
* Ashley‡
* Corunna
* Hamilton‡
* Saint Joe
* Waterloo

Townships|

* Butler
* Concord
* Fairfield
* Franklin
* Grant
* Jackson
* Keyser
* Newville
* Richland
* Smithfield
* Spencer
* Stafford
* Troy
* Union
* Wilmington

CDP|

* Spencerville

Other
communities|

* Auburn Junction
* Butler Center
* Cedar
* Concord
* Fairfield Center
* Hopewell
* Moore
* Newville
* Orangeville
* Saint Johns
* Sedan
* Summit

Footnotes|

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

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