Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana
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|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Grant
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|government_type = Indiana township
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|area_total_sq_mi = 35.51
|area_land_sq_mi = 35.48
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
|area_water_percent = 0.08
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Van_Buren_township,_Grant_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1805378479 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2024}}
|population_total = 1836
|population_density_sq_mi = 54.5
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|elevation_m = 257
|elevation_ft = 843
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Van Buren Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,836 (down from 1,934 at 2010{{cite web
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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
Geography
=Cities and towns=
=Unincorporated towns=
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Jefferson Township, Huntington County (north)
- Salamonie Township, Huntington County (northeast)
- Jackson Township, Wells County (east)
- Washington Township, Blackford County (southeast)
- Monroe Township (south)
- Center Township (southwest)
- Washington Township (west)
- Wayne Township, Huntington County (northwest)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains six cemeteries: Cory, Doyle, Farrville, Landess, Lee and Masonic.
=Major highways=
- {{Jct|state=IN|I|69}}
- {{Jct|state=IN|SR|5}}
Education
Van Buren Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Van Buren Public Library in Van Buren.{{cite web | url=https://vbpl.lib.in.us/?page_id=781 | title=Sign Up for a Library Card | publisher=Van Buren Public Library | access-date=7 March 2018}}
References
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513095013/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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Category:Townships in Grant County, Indiana
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