Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Union Township
Township

Location of Union Township
Coordinates: 40°2′39″N 85°7′41″W / 40.04417°N 85.12806°W / 40.04417; -85.12806Coordinates: 40°2′39″N 85°7′41″W / 40.04417°N 85.12806°W / 40.04417; -85.12806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 71.65 sq mi (185.6 km2)
 • Land 71.52 sq mi (185.2 km2)
 • Water 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 1,145 ft (349 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,142
 • Density 30/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-77588[1]
GNIS feature ID 0453931[2]

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana, which contains the towns of Modoc and Losantville. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,142 and it contained 960 housing units.[3] Union Township was established in 1838.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.65 square miles (185.6 km2), of which 71.52 square miles (185.2 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[3]

Cemeteries

Union Township has nine cemeteries:

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. 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. ↑ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 50.
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