Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana

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Van Buren Township
Township
Map highlighting Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana.svg
Location of Van Buren Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°46′26″N86°58′18″W / 38.77389°N 86.97167°W / 38.77389; -86.97167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2)
 • Land30.22 sq mi (78.3 km2)
 • Water0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
490 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,813
 • Density93.08/sq mi (35.94/km2)
FIPS code 18-78434 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453944

Van Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,813 (up from 2,552 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 727 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,295—
1900 1,3121.3%
1910 1,199−8.6%
1920 1,031−14.0%
1930 897−13.0%
1940 9617.1%
1950 1,0388.0%
1960 1,1177.6%
1970 1,1250.7%
1980 1,33318.5%
1990 1,58919.2%
2000 1,96023.3%
2010 2,55230.2%
2020 2,81310.2%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2), of which 30.22 square miles (78.3 km2) (or 97.93%) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 2.11%) is water. [3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Evans Memorial Park, Franklin, Kilgore, Liberty and Stoll.

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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 280.
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