Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°04′43″N 87°12′32″W / 41.07861°N 87.20889°W / 41.07861; -87.20889CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJasperGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total56.59 sq mi (146.6 km²) • Land56.41 sq mi (146.1 km²) • Water0.18 sq mi (0.5 km²) 0.32%Elevation

689 ft (210 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total1,588 • Density28.1/sq mi (10.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0453920

Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,588 (a tiny increase of 1,586 from 2010^[2]) and it contained 592 housing units.

Union Township was founded in 1868.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.59 square miles (146.6 km²), of which 56.41 square miles (146.1 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (or 0.32%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Aix
Fair Oaks
Moffitt
Parr
Rosebud
Virgie

Adjacent townships

Keener Township (north)
Barkley Township (east)
Walker Township (east)
Marion Township (southeast)
Newton Township (south)
Colfax Township, Newton County (west)
Lincoln Township, Newton County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Yeoman.

Major highways

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 51.