Van Buren Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°33′46″N 87°03′38″W / 39.56278°N 87.06056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.32 sq mi (83.7 km2) |
• Land | 32.18 sq mi (83.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 3,203 |
• Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-78416 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453943 |
Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,203 (down from 3,528 at 2010 [3]) and it contained 1,415 housing units. [4]
Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for Martin Van Buren, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's vice president. [5]
Eaglefield Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.32 square miles (83.7 km2), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.43%) is water. [3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.
Van Buren Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°33′46″N 87°03′38″W / 39.56278°N 87.06056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 32.32 sq mi (83.7 km2) |
• Land | 32.18 sq mi (83.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 3,203 |
• Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-78416 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453943 |
Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,203 (down from 3,528 at 2010 [3]) and it contained 1,415 housing units. [4]
Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for Martin Van Buren, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's vice president. [5]
Eaglefield Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.32 square miles (83.7 km2), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.43%) is water. [3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.