Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Bean Blossom Township
Township
Field at Bean Blossom Township
Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°17′46″N86°37′18″W / 39.29611°N 86.62167°W / 39.29611; -86.62167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.35 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)  0.03%
Elevation [1]	750 ft (230 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	2,941
• Density	80.2/sq mi (31.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47404, 47429, 47433, 47464
Area codes	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453100

Bean Blossom Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,916 and it contained 1,184 housing units. ^[3]

History

Secrest Ferry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km²), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water. ^[3] The White River defines the northwest boundary of the township.

Cities, towns, villages

• Ellettsville (northwest edge)
• Stinesville

Unincorporated towns

• Mount Tabor at 39°18′41″N86°38′00″W / 39.3114349°N 86.6333347°W / 39.3114349; -86.6333347

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Ellett, King, Mount Carmel and Van Buskirk.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 46

School districts

• Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 46
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 27, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• City-Data.com page for Bean Blossom Township