Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

Bolivar Township
Township

Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized March 1860
Named for Simón Bolivar
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
  Land 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,252
  Density 34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-06328[2]
GNIS feature ID 453122

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,252 and it contained 548 housing units.[3] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

Education

Benton Community School Corporation

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.

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