Union Township, Parke County, Indiana

Union Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°44′05″N 87°03′42″W / 39.73472°N 87.06167°W / 39.73472; -87.06167Coordinates: 39°44′05″N 87°03′42″W / 39.73472°N 87.06167°W / 39.73472; -87.06167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (85 km2)
• Water	3.09 sq mi (8.0 km2)  8.63%
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,562
• Density	47.8/sq mi (18.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47834, 47837, 47872
GNIS feature ID	0453928

Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,562 and it contained 1,451 housing units.^[1]

History

The West Union Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km²), of which 32.7 square miles (85 km²) (or 91.37%) is land and 3.09 square miles (8.0 km²) (or 8.63%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Bellmore at 39°45′33″N 87°06′19″W / 39.759209°N 87.105291°W / 39.759209; -87.105291
• Ferndale at 39°42′26″N 87°04′01″W / 39.707265°N 87.066957°W / 39.707265; -87.066957
• Hollandsburg at 39°45′37″N 87°04′20″W / 39.760321°N 87.072235°W / 39.760321; -87.072235
• Madalline at 39°43′56″N 87°04′50″W / 39.732265°N 87.080568°W / 39.732265; -87.080568

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Blake, Burton, Martin, Roach and Thomas.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• Indiana State Road 59

School districts

• Rockville Community Schools

Political districts

• State House District 44
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Union Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. 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. 
2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Union Township

	Washington Township	Greene Township	Russell Township, Putnam County
	Adams Township		Clinton Township, Putnam County
		Union Township
	Raccoon Township	Jackson Township	Madison Township, Putnam County

Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockville
Towns	Bloomingdale Marshall Mecca Montezuma Rockville Rosedale
Townships	Adams Florida Greene Howard Jackson Liberty Penn Raccoon Reserve Sugar Creek Union Wabash Washington
Unincorporated communities	Alma Lake Annapolis Arabia Armiesburg Banner Mills Bellmore Bethany Bradfield Corner Bridgeton Byron Catlin Coloma Coxville Diamond Ferndale Grange Corner Guion Hollandsburg Howard Hudnut Jessup Judson Klondyke Leatherwood Lena Lodi Lyford Madalline Mansfield Midway Milligan Minshall New Discovery Numa Nyesville Parkeville Piattsville Rockport Smockville Snow Hill Sylvania Tangier Vivalia‡ West Atherton West Melcher West Union
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties