York Township, Benton County, Indiana

York Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 155 and it contained 82 housing units. It was organized in June 1860 and named for the state of New York, the former home of local pioneer John Fleming.

Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 27.5 sqmi, all land. Since 2006 the township has the latest annual sunset of any location in Indiana (every late June about a week after the solstice) when the entire eastern time zone part of Indiana for the first time was completely on day light savings time, and latest annual sunrise of any location in Indiana (in the first week of January) since 1967 when it joined Eastern time zone along with all of Benton County and many other Indiana counties.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Raub
 * Sheff

Adjacent townships

 * Parish Grove (south)
 * Richland (east)
 * Jefferson Township, Newton County (north)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 41.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 41
 * [[Image:Indiana 71.svg|25px]] State Road 71

Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Blue Ridge and Fleming.