Union Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,087 (up from 24,587 at 2010[2]) and it contained 10,949 housing units.[3] Wabash College is located in Crawfordsville in this township.
Union Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°02′15″N 86°53′51″W / 40.03750°N 86.89750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Montgomery |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 111.88 sq mi (289.8 km2) |
• Land | 111.58 sq mi (289.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.27% |
Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,087 |
• Density | 220/sq mi (87/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47933, 47965, 47968 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453926 |
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 111.88 square miles (289.8 km2), of which 111.58 square miles (289.0 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 0.27%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
edit- Crawfordsville
- New Market (north half)
Unincorporated towns
edit- Ames at 40°02′00″N 86°53′13″W / 40.033376°N 86.886952°W
- Balhinch, Indiana
- Fiskville at 40°02′55″N 86°53′41″W / 40.048654°N 86.89473°W
- Garfield at 40°04′59″N 86°49′26″W / 40.083097°N 86.823896°W
- Lake Holiday
- Manchester at 40°05′52″N 86°54′15″W / 40.097819°N 86.904174°W
- North Union at 39°57′56″N 86°54′12″W / 39.9656°N 86.903341°W
- Smartsburg at 40°02′49″N 86°49′43″W / 40.046987°N 86.828618°W
- Whitesville at 39°57′55″N 86°50′01″W / 39.965322°N 86.833618°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these nineteen cemeteries: Ben Hur, Breaks, Calvary, Coons, Finley Chapel, Galey, Harshbarger, Hutton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lutheran, Michael, Nutt, Oak Hill, Oldtown, Sidener, Stover, Weir, Wilhite and Wilson.
Major highways
editAirports and landing strips
editSchool districts
edit- Crawfordsville Community Schools
- North Montgomery Community School Corporation
- South Montgomery Community School Corporation
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 41
- State Senate District 23
References
edit- "Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.