Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Pine Township
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Cornfield and grain crib on E100N
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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
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
OrganizedJuly 1840
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
35.66 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)
  Total
324
  Density9.09/sq mi (3.51/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]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 576
1900 6146.6%
1910 592−3.6%
1920 513−13.3%
1930 482−6.0%
1940 410−14.9%
1950 4284.4%
1960 397−7.2%
1970 340−14.4%
1980 264−22.4%
1990 2640.0%
2000 2816.4%
2010 33017.4%
2020 324−1.8%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

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

Major highways

References

  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. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
  5. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".