Union Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°28′41″N87°10′20″W / 41.47806°N 87.17222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Porter |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.98 sq mi (77.64 km2) |
• Land | 29.53 sq mi (76.49 km2) |
• Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,811 |
• Density | 298/sq mi (115.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 219 |
FIPS code | 18-77570 [2] |
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. [3]
Union Township was organized in 1836, and named for the federal union of the United States. [4]
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. [5]
The township is served by the Union Township School Corporation. Its high school is Wheeler High School near the community of Wheeler.
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Wheeler is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in northern Union Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 130, northwest of the city of Valparaiso. Although Wheeler is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code of 46393. The population of Wheeler was 443 at the 2010 census.