Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Pine Township
Township
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Location of Pine Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°35′56″N87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083 Coordinates: 40°35′56″N87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
OrganizedJuly 1840
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total35.66 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land35.66 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total324
 • Density9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 18-59886 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453738

Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 324 and it contained 108 housing units. [3] Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township. [4]

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Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km2), all land. [3]

Adjacent townships

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
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