Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana
Van Buren Township | ||
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FIPS code 18-78398[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 453942 |
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,297 | — | |
1900 | 1,956 | −14.8% | |
1910 | 1,647 | −15.8% | |
1920 | 1,321 | −19.8% | |
1930 | 837 | −36.6% | |
1940 | 1,018 | 21.6% | |
1950 | 883 | −13.3% | |
1960 | 822 | −6.9% | |
1970 | 950 | 15.6% | |
1980 | 1,207 | 27.1% | |
1990 | 1,419 | 17.6% | |
2000 | 1,782 | 25.6% | |
2010 | 2,008 | 12.7% | |
2020 | 1,903 | −5.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
History
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
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
- Becks Grove
- Christiansburg
- Elkinsville
- Lake on the Green
- Pikes Peak
- Spurgeons Corner
- Stone Head
- Story
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Washington (northwest)
- Harrison Township, Bartholomew County (northeast)
- Jackson Township, Bartholomew County (east)
- Ohio Township, Bartholomew County (east)
- Pershing Township, Jackson County (southeast)
- Salt Creek Township, Jackson County (southwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Beck' Grove, Bellsville, Cain, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Mt. Zion, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 747.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/27/10 Through 10/01/10, National Park Service, 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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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