Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Marshall
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|area_total_sq_mi = 43.95
|area_land_sq_mi = 40.8
|area_water_sq_mi = 3.16
|area_water_percent = 7.19
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Union_township,_Marshall_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1809977444 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=Apr 3, 2024}}
|population_total = 2771
|population_density_sq_mi = 75.7
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|elevation_m = 235
|elevation_ft = 771
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Union Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,771 (down from 3,088 at 2010{{cite web
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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204239/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18099
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|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
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|access-date=2013-05-10
}}) and it contained 1,949 housing units.
History
Union Township was organized in 1840. It was likely named after Union County, Indiana, the former home of some of the early settlers.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0PWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA86 | title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1 | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | author=McDonald, Daniel | year=1908 | pages=86}}
The East Shore Historic District and Norris Farm-Maxinkuckee Orchard are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20160617.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2016-06-17|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/16 through 6/10/16 |publisher=National Park Service}} Woodbank was delisted in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140912.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-09-12|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/01/14 through 9/05/14 |publisher=National Park Service}}
Geography
=Cities, towns, villages=
=Unincorporated towns=
- Burr Oak at {{coord|41.256431|-86.415285|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- Hibbard at {{coord|41.253376|-86.386951|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- Maxinkuckee at {{coord|41.208376|-86.381395|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- Rutland at {{coord|41.244487|-86.357228|scale:10000|display=inline}}
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains these five cemeteries: Burr Oak, Cromley, Masonic, Washington and Zion.
=Airports and landing strips=
- Culver Airport
- Fleet Field
- Jacks Field
=Lakes=
- Lake Maxinkuckee
- Houghton Lake
- Lost Lake
- Moore Lake
=Major highways=
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|10}}
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|17}}
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|117}}
Education
- Culver Community Schools Corporation
The township is served by the Culver-Union Township Public Library.{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=10 March 2018 | archive-date=18 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 17
- State Senate District 5
References
- {{cite gnis|0453924|Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana|2009-09-29}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081212132948/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2008/tgrshp2008.html United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Union-Marshall-IN.html City-Data.com page for Union Township]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Union Township
|North=West Township
|Northeast=Center Township
|East=Green Township
|Southeast=Richland Township, Fulton County
|South=Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County
|Southwest=Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County
|West=North Bend Township, Starke County
|Northwest=Washington Township, Starke County
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{{Marshall County, Indiana}}
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