Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships
in Clay County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 3,144.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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 Clay County, Indiana
Clay County, Indiana
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 26,890. The county seat is Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :Clay County was formed in 1825...
. 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 3,144.
Geography
Van Buren Township covers an area of 32.36 square miles (83.8 km²); 0.14 square mile (0.3625983354 km²) (0.43 percent) of this is water.Cities and towns
- CarbonCarbon, IndianaCarbon is a town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 397 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Carbon is located at ....
- HarmonyHarmony, IndianaFor the utopian settlement formerly known as Harmony, see New Harmony, IndianaHarmony is a town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 656 at the 2010 census...
- KnightsvilleKnightsville, IndianaKnightsville is a town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 872 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Knightsville is located at ....
Unincorporated towns
- BenwoodBenwood, IndianaBenwood is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Calcutta
- CardoniaCardonia, IndianaCardonia is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- LenaLena, IndianaLena, also known as Marysville, is an unincorporated town in southern Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana, USA. A portion of Lena also extends into Clay County, just north of Carbon, Indiana.-Geography:...
- MechanicsburgMechanicsburg, IndianaMechanicsburg is the name of three unincorporated communities in the state of Indiana:*Mechanicsburg, Boone County, Indiana*Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana*Mechanicsburg, Decatur County, Indiana...
- PontiacPontiac, IndianaPontiac is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Jackson Township, Parke CountyJackson Township, Parke County, IndianaJackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 758.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Alma Lake at *...
(north) - Madison Township, Putnam CountyMadison Township, Putnam County, IndianaMadison Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,142.-External links:* *...
(northeast) - Washington Township, Putnam CountyWashington Township, Putnam County, IndianaWashington Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,876.-External links:* *...
(east) - Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Clay County, IndianaJackson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,602.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Asherville* Hoosierville...
(south) - Brazil TownshipBrazil Township, Clay County, IndianaBrazil Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,516.-Geography:Brazil Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Donaldsonville* Shady Lane...
(southwest) - Dick Johnson TownshipDick Johnson Township, Clay County, IndianaDick Johnson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,338.-Geography:Dick Johnson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bee Ridge* Perth...
(west) - Raccoon Township, Parke CountyRaccoon Township, Parke County, IndianaRaccoon Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 771.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Raccoon Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bridgeton at * Catlin...
(northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 40U.S. Route 40U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey... -
Indiana State Road 59Indiana State Road 59State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about through five counties.-Route description:State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 has intersection with State Road 67...