Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Union Township

Township

Location of Union Township in Elkhart County

Coordinates: 41°28′33″N 85°56′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.47583°N 85.93889°W﻿ / 41.47583; -85.93889
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Elkhart
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 35.92 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Land| 35.92 sq mi (93.0 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 863 ft (263 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 6,250
• Density| 170.7/sq mi (65.9/km2)
FIPS code| 18-77264[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453914

Union Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,134.[4]

## 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 35.92 square miles (93.0 km2), all land.[4]

### Cities and towns

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* Nappanee (east half)

### Unincorporated communities

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* Foraker
* Gravelton

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Harrison Township (north)
* Elkhart Township (northeast)
* Jackson Township (east)
* Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
* Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (south)
* Scott Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
* Locke Township (west)
* Olive Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* US 6
* SR 19
* SR 119

### Cemetery

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The township contains one cemetery, Bull.

## 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, Elkhart County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 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 Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 1131.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Goshen

Cities|

* Elkhart
* Goshen
* Nappanee‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Elkhart County

Towns|

* Bristol
* Middlebury
* Millersburg
* Wakarusa

Townships|

* Baugo
* Benton
* Cleveland
* Clinton
* Concord
* Elkhart
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Locke
* Middlebury
* Olive
* Osolo
* Union
* Washington
* York

CDPs|

* Benton
* Dunlap
* New Paris
* Simonton Lake
* Vistula

Other
communities|

* Bainter Town
* Bonneyville Mills
* Foraker
* Gravelton‡
* Jamestown
* Locke
* Midway
* Southwest
* Waterford Mills

Footnotes|

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

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