Union Township, Benton County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Union Township is one of eleven townships
in Benton County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 278. 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."
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Benton County, Indiana
Benton County, Indiana
Benton County is located along in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana, along the border with Illinois. As of 2010, the county's population was 8,854. It contains six incorporated towns as well as several small unincorporated settlements; it is also divided into 11 townships which...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 278. 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."
Geography
Union Township covers an area of 35.76 square miles (92.6 km²); 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) (0.03 percent) of this is water.Adjacent townships
- CenterCenter Township, Benton County, IndianaCenter Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,854. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.-Geography:...
(south) - GilboaGilboa Township, Benton County, IndianaGilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 241. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.-Adjacent townships:* Center * Pine...
(east) - PinePine Township, Benton County, IndianaPine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 281. Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.-Adjacent townships:*...
(southeast) - RichlandRichland Township, Benton County, IndianaRichland Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 709. Its name is a "reference to the rich land within its borders."-Geography:...
(west) - Carpenter Township, Jasper CountyCarpenter Township, Jasper County, IndianaCarpenter Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,096.-Geography:Carpenter Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.18 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Fountain Park...
(northeast) - Grant Township, Newton CountyGrant Township, Newton County, IndianaGrant Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,293.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Grant Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Percy Junction at...
(northwest)