Van Buren Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444°N 86.17417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 87.33 sq mi (226.2 km2) |
• Land | 87.2 sq mi (226 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 1,908 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-78398 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453942 |
Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,903 and it contained 888 housing units. [3] The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,297 | — | |
1900 | 1,956 | −14.8% | |
1910 | 1,647 | −15.8% | |
1920 | 1,321 | −19.8% | |
1930 | 837 | −36.6% | |
1940 | 1,018 | 21.6% | |
1950 | 883 | −13.3% | |
1960 | 822 | −6.9% | |
1970 | 950 | 15.6% | |
1980 | 1,207 | 27.1% | |
1990 | 1,419 | 17.6% | |
2000 | 1,782 | 25.6% | |
2010 | 2,008 | 12.7% | |
2020 | 1,903 | −5.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [4] |
Van Buren Township was established in 1836. It is named for Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States. [5]
In 1892, a church later known as Grandview Apostolic Church was built along Grandview Ridge Road, [6] on the eastern edge of Van Buren Township. [7] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, [6] but after it was arsoned on July 14, 2010, [8] it was removed from the Register. [9]
The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker at Stone Head was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [10]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 87.33 square miles (226.2 km2), of which 87.2 square miles (226 km2) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.15%) is water. [11] Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Beck' Grove, Bellsville, Cain, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Mt. Zion, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.
Van Buren Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444°N 86.17417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 87.33 sq mi (226.2 km2) |
• Land | 87.2 sq mi (226 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 1,908 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-78398 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453942 |
Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,903 and it contained 888 housing units. [3] The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 2,297 | — | |
1900 | 1,956 | −14.8% | |
1910 | 1,647 | −15.8% | |
1920 | 1,321 | −19.8% | |
1930 | 837 | −36.6% | |
1940 | 1,018 | 21.6% | |
1950 | 883 | −13.3% | |
1960 | 822 | −6.9% | |
1970 | 950 | 15.6% | |
1980 | 1,207 | 27.1% | |
1990 | 1,419 | 17.6% | |
2000 | 1,782 | 25.6% | |
2010 | 2,008 | 12.7% | |
2020 | 1,903 | −5.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [4] |
Van Buren Township was established in 1836. It is named for Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States. [5]
In 1892, a church later known as Grandview Apostolic Church was built along Grandview Ridge Road, [6] on the eastern edge of Van Buren Township. [7] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, [6] but after it was arsoned on July 14, 2010, [8] it was removed from the Register. [9]
The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker at Stone Head was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [10]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 87.33 square miles (226.2 km2), of which 87.2 square miles (226 km2) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.15%) is water. [11] Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Beck' Grove, Bellsville, Cain, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Mt. Zion, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.