Union Township, Porter County, Indiana

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Union Township
Township
Map highlighting Union Township, Porter County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 41°28′41″N87°10′20″W / 41.47806°N 87.17222°W / 41.47806; -87.17222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Porter
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
29.98 sq mi (77.64 km2)
 • Land29.53 sq mi (76.49 km2)
 • Water0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Elevation
[1]
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
9,403
 • Density298/sq mi (115.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 219
FIPS code 18-77570 [3]
GNIS feature ID 453930

Union Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,811, and in 2020, it was 9,403. [4]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 985—
1900 938−4.8%
1910 1,06914.0%
1920 973−9.0%
1930 909−6.6%
1940 1,00510.6%
1950 1,34133.4%
1960 1,74129.8%
1970 2,07719.3%
1980 5,377158.9%
1990 7,16733.3%
2000 8,41617.4%
2010 8,8114.7%
2020 9,4036.7%
[5]

History

Union Township was organized in 1836, and named for the federal union of the United States. [6]

Cities and towns

The township has no incorporated communities. Wheeler, located in the northern part of the township on State Route 130, continues to be an important community. [7] Union Township also contains the census-designated places of Salt Creek Commons and Shorewood Forest.

Education

The township is served by the Union Township School Corporation. Its high school is Wheeler High School near the community of Wheeler.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Porter County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Union township, Porter County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. ↑ History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 174.
  7. ↑ Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986


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