Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°52′27″N 85°23′33″W / 40.87417°N 85.39250°W / 40.87417; -85.39250 (2020)
Union Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,205.[1]
History
Union Township was originally called Monroe Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1842. It was renamed Union Township in 1845.[2]
The John and Minerva Kline Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 35.72 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.87%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Huntington (portion)
- Markle (portion)
Unincorporated towns
- Bowerstown
- Mardenis
- Simpson
Adjacent townships
- Jackson Township (north)
- Lafayette Township, Allen County (northeast)
- Union Township, Wells County (east)
- Rockcreek Township, Wells County (southeast)
- Rock Creek Township (south)
- Lancaster Township (southwest)
- Huntington Township (west)
- Clear Creek Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
Feighner Cemetery is a family cemetery that was founded in 1871 by the Feighner, Haney, Shriner, Plasterer, Smith and Branstator families and is still maintained by the Branstator family today (2019). It contains, as of 2019, 82 individuals. https://lck993.wixsite.com/feighner-cemetery
Major highways
Interstate 69
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 224
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,552 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,427 | −8.1% | |
| 1910 | 1,314 | −7.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,185 | −9.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,120 | −5.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,099 | −1.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,020 | −7.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,125 | 10.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,037 | −7.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,120 | 8.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,174 | 4.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,308 | 11.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,235 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,205 | −2.4% | |
| US Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 119.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Huntington
communities
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