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37°52′31″N 87°37′50″W / 37.87528°N 87.63056°W / 37.87528; -87.63056
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Union Township
Vanderburgh County
Township
Farm on Nurrenbern Road
Farm on Nurrenbern Road
Location in Vanderburgh County
Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 37°52′31″N 87°37′50″W / 37.87528°N 87.63056°W / 37.87528; -87.63056
CountryUnited States
State Indiana
County Vanderburgh
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total28.09 sq mi (72.8 km2)
 • Land27.54 sq mi (71.3 km2)
 • Water0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2)  1.96%
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Population
 ( 2020) [1]
 • Total264
 • Density10.6/sq mi (4.1/km2)
ZIP code
47712
GNIS feature ID 453937

Union Township is the most sparsely populated of the eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 292 and it contained 227 housing units. [2] This is largely due to the entire township being located within the Ohio River Floodplain.

History

Union Township was organized in 1819. [3] It was the subject of Handly's Lessee v. Anthony, a case before the United States Supreme Court regarding the border between Indiana and Kentucky.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.09 square miles (72.8 km2), of which 27.54 square miles (71.3 km2) (or 98.04%) is land and 0.55 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.96%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Stroud Cemetery.

Rivers

School districts

Political districts

References

  • "Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p.  62.

External links

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