Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana

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Union Township
Gibson County
Township
Map highlighting Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana.svg
Location of Union Township within Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W / 38.24639; -87.55528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Gibson
Township Seat Fort Branch
School District South Gibson School Corporation
Named after The Union
Government
 • Type Indiana township
 • TrusteeJessica Kramer
Area
 • Total
50.43 sq mi (130.6 km2)
 • Land50.31 sq mi (130.3 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation
[1]
456 ft (139 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,399
 • Density87.44/sq mi (33.76/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47648
Area code 812
FIPS code 18-77300 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453916

Union Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,399 (up from 4,197 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 1,938 housing units, [4] more than 90% of which live either within or in areas adjacent to the town of Fort Branch. Fort Branch is the township seat. Nearly all of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Complex is located within Union Township.

Contents

Union Township was established in 1890. [5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 2,149—
1910 2,50716.7%
1920 2,5190.5%
1930 2,378−5.6%
1940 2,70713.8%
1950 3,19217.9%
1960 3,52910.6%
1970 3,7887.3%
1980 4,19710.8%
1990 4,031−4.0%
2000 3,954−1.9%
2010 4,1976.1%
2020 4,3994.8%
Source: US Decennial Census [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.43 square miles (130.6 km2), of which 50.31 square miles (130.3 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.24%) is water. [3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Durham, Mount Mariah and Walnut Hill.

Major highways

Education

Union Township is the center of the South Gibson School Corporation.

Public schools

Higher Education

Private schools

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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  353.
  6. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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