Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Van Buren Township

Township

Township hall, located in Stanford

Location in Monroe County

Coordinates: 39°07′23″N 86°37′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.12306°N 86.63278°W﻿ / 39.12306; -86.63278
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Monroe
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 34.85 sq mi (90.3 km2)
• Land| 34.85 sq mi (90.3 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

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| 820 ft (250 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 12,802
• Density| 343.8/sq mi (132.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47403, 47404

Area code(s)| 812, 930
GNIS feature ID| 453950

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,981 and it contained 5,347 housing units.[3]

## History

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Van Buren Township was established in 1837.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.85 square miles (90.3 km2), all land.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bloomington (west edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Elwren at 39°06′31″N 86°40′11″W﻿ / ﻿39.108658°N 86.669723°W﻿ / 39.108658; -86.669723
* Garden Acres at 39°07′28″N 86°34′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.124492°N 86.578054°W﻿ / 39.124492; -86.578054
* Highland Village at 39°09′39″N 86°35′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.160880°N 86.58361°W﻿ / 39.160880; -86.58361
* Kirby at 39°08′12″N 86°36′36″W﻿ / ﻿39.136714°N 86.609999°W﻿ / 39.136714; -86.609999
* Leonard Springs at 39°08′26″N 86°34′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.140603°N 86.577221°W﻿ / 39.140603; -86.577221
* Stanford at 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W﻿ / ﻿39.089769°N 86.666668°W﻿ / 39.089769; -86.666668

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Harmony and Keller.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 45

### Airports and landing strips

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* Monroe County Airport

## School districts

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* Monroe County Community School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 9th Congressional district
* State House District 60
* State Senate District 40

## References

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* "Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 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. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 381.

## External links

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* City-Data.com page for Van Buren Township

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Places adjacent to Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana

| Clay Township, Owen County | Richland Township | Bloomington Township

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Beech Creek Township, Greene County |

Van Buren Township

| Perry Township
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Center Township, Greene County | Indian Creek Township | Clear Creek Township

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Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Bloomington

City|

* Bloomington

Map of Indiana highlighting Monroe County

Towns|

* Ellettsville
* Stinesville

Townships|

* Bean Blossom
* Benton
* Bloomington
* Clear Creek
* Indian Creek
* Perry
* Polk
* Richland
* Salt Creek
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Harrodsburg
* Smithville-Sanders
* Stanford

Other
communities|

* Buenavista
* Chapel Hill
* Clear Creek
* Dolan
* Elwren
* Fairfax
* Fleener
* Handy
* Hindustan
* Kirby
* Kirksville
* Knight Ridge
* Marlin Hills
* Modesto
* Mount Tabor
* New Unionville
* Sanders
* Smithville
* Unionville
* Van Buren Park
* Victor
* Wayport
* West Brook Downs
* Yellowstone

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