Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Grant Township
Township
Map highlighting Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana.svg
Location of Grant Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′12″N87°22′41″W / 40.52000°N 87.37806°W / 40.52000; -87.37806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
OrganizedDecember 1868
Named after Ulysses Grant
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Land35.93 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)
Elevation
[1]
751 ft (229 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,085
 • Density30.1/sq mi (11.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-28818 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453334

Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. [3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 470 housing units. [4] It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant. [5]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,331—
1900 1,54716.2%
1910 1,408−9.0%
1920 1,4241.1%
1930 1,4320.6%
1940 1,384−3.4%
1950 1,4817.0%
1960 1,449−2.2%
1970 1,391−4.0%
1980 1,202−13.6%
1990 1,118−7.0%
2000 1,1422.1%
2010 1,056−7.5%
2020 1,0852.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [6]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water. [4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Boswell, Perigo and Smith.

Education

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
  6. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

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