Union Township, Clark County, Indiana

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Union Township
Township
Map highlighting Union Township, Clark County, Indiana.svg
Location of Union Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°28′26″N85°46′01″W / 38.47389°N 85.76694°W / 38.47389; -85.76694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clark
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total21.08 sq mi (54.6 km2)
 • Land20.85 sq mi (54.0 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,507
 • Density168.2/sq mi (64.9/km2)
FIPS code 18-77174 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453909

Union Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,415 housing units. [3]

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History

Union Township was organized in 1858. [4] Its name was given from the fact that this township was created through the merger or "union" of land given by three neighboring townships. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.08 square miles (54.6 km2), of which 20.85 square miles (54.0 km2) (or 98.91%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 1.09%) is water. [3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Black and White (aka Weir or Wilson), Bowery, Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church. [6]

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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 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p.  503.
  5. ↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp.  17–18.
  6. ↑ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
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