Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444°N 86.17417°W / 39.09444; -86.17417
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Van Buren Township
Township
Location of Van Buren Township in Brown County
Location of Van Buren Township in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°05′40″N 86°10′27″W / 39.09444°N 86.17417°W / 39.09444; -86.17417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total87.33 sq mi (226.2 km2)
 • Land87.2 sq mi (226 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,908
 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
FIPS code18-78398[2]
GNIS feature ID453942

Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,903 and it contained 888 housing units.[3] The township includes the southern portion of Brown County State Park.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18902,297—
19001,956−14.8%
19101,647−15.8%
19201,321−19.8%
1930837−36.6%
19401,01821.6%
1950883−13.3%
1960822−6.9%
197095015.6%
19801,20727.1%
19901,41917.6%
20001,78225.6%
20102,00812.7%
20201,903−5.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History[edit]

Van Buren Township was established in 1836. It is named for Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States.[5]

In 1892, a church later known as Grandview Apostolic Church was built along Grandview Ridge Road,[6] on the eastern edge of Van Buren Township.[7] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991,[6] but after it was arsoned on July 14, 2010,[8] it was removed from the Register.[9]

The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker at Stone Head was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[10]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 87.33 square miles (226.2 km2), of which 87.2 square miles (226 km2) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.15%) is water.[11] Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.

Unincorporated towns[edit]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Beck' Grove, Bellsville, Cain, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Mt. Zion, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 747.
  6. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  7. ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 51. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  8. ^ Arson suspected in Grandview Church fire UPDATED Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Brown County Democrat, 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  9. ^ Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/27/10 Through 10/01/10, National Park Service, 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  10. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "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.

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