Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Hickory Grove Township
Township
Map highlighting Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.svg
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
 • Total
28.9 sq mi (75 km2)
 • Land28.9 sq mi (75 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
398
 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.32/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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 962—
1900 1,19123.8%
1910 1,026−13.9%
1920 1,1098.1%
1930 989−10.8%
1940 877−11.3%
1950 816−7.0%
1960 799−2.1%
1970 679−15.0%
1980 560−17.5%
1990 476−15.0%
2000 404−15.1%
2010 4091.2%
2020 398−2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [6]

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.

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.
  6. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

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