| Chase | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Grain elevators along the railroad in Chase. | |
 Benton County's location in Indiana | |
  Chase Location in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′08″N87°20′30″W / 40.51889°N 87.34167°W Coordinates: 40°31′08″N87°20′30″W / 40.51889°N 87.34167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Township | Grant |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 10 |
| ZIP code | 47921 |
| GNIS feature ID | 432433 [1] |
Chase is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana, United States. Though virtually extinct, Chase still persists on state and county maps and retains a single business in the form of grain elevators operated by Boswell Chase Grain, Inc. A few miles away is the Daughtery Motor Speedway.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,056 and it contained 488 housing units. It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.
Benton County is located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana, along the border with Illinois. As of 2010, the county's population was 8,854. It contains six incorporated towns as well as several small unincorporated settlements; it is also divided into 11 townships which provide local services. The county seat is Fowler.
