West Point Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

West Point Township

Township

A windmill in southwestern West Point Township

Location in White County

Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 87°01′02″W﻿ / ﻿40.69056°N 87.01722°W﻿ / 40.69056; -87.01722
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| White
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 53.6 sq mi (139 km2)
• Land| 53.53 sq mi (138.6 km2)
• Water| 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.13%
Elevation

| 722 ft (220 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 357
• Density| 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
ZIP codes|

47929, 47980, 47995

GNIS feature ID| 454049

West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 357 and it contained 136 housing units.[1]

West Point Township was organized in 1845, and was named for a large tract of forest in the western part.[2]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 905| | —
1900| 960| | 6.1%
1910| 922| | −4.0%
1920| 875| | −5.1%
1930| 824| | −5.8%
1940| 746| | −9.5%
1950| 672| | −9.9%
1960| 689| | 2.5%
1970| 494| | −28.3%
1980| 430| | −13.0%
1990| 418| | −2.8%
2000| 371| | −11.2%
2010| 381| | 2.7%
2020| 357| | −6.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.6 square miles (139 km2), of which 53.53 square miles (138.6 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[4]

### Adjacent townships

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* Princeton Township (north)
* Honey Creek Township (northeast)
* Big Creek Township (east)
* Prairie Township (southeast)
* Round Grove Township (south)
* Pine Township, Benton County (southwest)
* Gilboa Township, Benton County (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains West Point Cemetery. Near the back of this cemetery is a marker for Alexander Lawrie, a northern captain in the Civil War and an artist of the Hudson River School. The market claims that Lawrie made a gift to the Indiana Museum of a set of 100 paintings of Civil War generals.

## School districts

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*   * Tri-County School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 15
* State Senate District 07

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
2. ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 278.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of White County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Monticello

City|

* Monticello

Map of Indiana highlighting White County

Towns|

* Brookston
* Burnettsville
* Chalmers
* Monon
* Reynolds
* Wolcott

Townships|

* Big Creek
* Cass
* Honey Creek
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Monon
* Prairie
* Princeton
* Round Grove
* Union
* West Point

CDPs|

* Buffalo
* Idaville
* Norway

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Badger Grove
* Bell Center
* East Monticello
* Golden Hill
* Guernsey
* Headlee
* Indiana Beach
* Lee
* Round Grove
* Seafield
* Sitka
* Smithson
* Springboro

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