Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Union Township is the most sparsely populated of the eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 292 and it contained 227 housing units. This is largely due to the entire township being located within the Ohio River Floodplain.

History
Union Township was organized in 1819. It was the subject of Handly's Lessee v. Anthony, a case before the United States Supreme Court regarding the border between Indiana and Kentucky.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.09 sqmi, of which 27.54 sqmi (or 98.04%) is land and 0.55 sqmi (or 1.96%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

 * Cypress
 * Rahm
 * Vaughan

Adjacent townships

 * Perry Township (north)

Cemeteries
The township contains Stroud Cemetery.

Rivers

 * Ohio River

School districts

 * Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Political districts

 * Indiana's 8th congressional district
 * State House District 76
 * State Senate District 49