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Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clay

GNIS feature ID
  
453943

Local time
  
Friday 10:33 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-78416

Elevation
  
208 m

Population
  
3,528 (2010)

Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 85% Humidity

Area
  
83.71 km² (83.35 km² Land / 36 ha Water)

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,528 and it contained 1,448 housing units.

Contents

Map of Van Buren Township, IN, USA

History

Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for Martin Van Buren, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's vice president.

Eaglefield Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.32 square miles (83.7 km2), of which 32.18 square miles (83.3 km2) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.43%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Carbon
  • Harmony
  • Knightsville
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Benwood
  • Calcutta
  • Cardonia
  • Lena
  • Mechanicsburg
  • Pontiac
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township, Parke County (north)
  • Madison Township, Putnam County (northeast)
  • Washington Township, Putnam County (east)
  • Jackson Township (south)
  • Brazil Township (southwest)
  • Dick Johnson Township (west)
  • Raccoon Township, Parke County (northwest)
  • Major highways

  • U.S. Route 40
  • State Road 59
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.

    References

    Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana Wikipedia