Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Hickory Grove Township
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Location of Hickory Grove Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′06″N87°28′47″W / 40.51833°N 87.47972°W / 40.51833; -87.47972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
OrganizedMarch 1876
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total28.9 sq mi (75 km2)
  Land28.9 sq mi (75 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total398
  Density13.7/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-33358 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453410

Hickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. [3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 398 and it contained 168 housing units. [4] It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove of hickory trees that grew within its borders in the 19th century. [5]

Contents

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 28.9 square miles (75 km2), all land. [4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Totheroh.

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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. "Hickory Grove 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.

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