Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 470 housing units.[4] It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.[5]
Grant Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′12″N 87°22′41″W / 40.52000°N 87.37806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Benton |
Organized | December 1868 |
Named for | Ulysses Grant |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
• Land | 35.93 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,085 |
• Density | 30.1/sq mi (11.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 765 |
FIPS code | 18-28818[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453334 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,331 | — | |
1900 | 1,547 | 16.2% | |
1910 | 1,408 | −9.0% | |
1920 | 1,424 | 1.1% | |
1930 | 1,432 | 0.6% | |
1940 | 1,384 | −3.4% | |
1950 | 1,481 | 7.0% | |
1960 | 1,449 | −2.2% | |
1970 | 1,391 | −4.0% | |
1980 | 1,202 | −13.6% | |
1990 | 1,118 | −7.0% | |
2000 | 1,142 | 2.1% | |
2010 | 1,056 | −7.5% | |
2020 | 1,085 | 2.7% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[6] |
Geography
editAccording to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
editUnincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Center (northeast)
- Hickory Grove (west)
- Oak Grove (east)
- Parish Grove (northwest)
- Pine Township, Warren County (southeast)
- Prairie Township, Warren County (southwest)
Major highways
editCemeteries
editThe township contains three cemeteries: Boswell, Perigo and Smith.
Education
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Sources
editExternal links
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