Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°2′39″N 85°7′41″W / 40.04417°N 85.12806°W / 40.04417; -85.12806CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRandolphGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total71.65 sq mi (185.6 km²) • Land71.52 sq mi (185.2 km²) • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,148 ft (350 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,965 • Density30/sq mi (10/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765FIPS code18-77588^[3]GNIS feature ID453931

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana, which contains the towns of Modoc and Losantville. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,965 (down from 2,142 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 902 housing units.^[2]

History

Union Township was established on 1 January 1951 from the merger of Nettle Creek Township and West River Township.^[5]

Confusingly, another Union Township was proposed in Randolph County in 1838. This Union Township was either short lived or was never formed. It would have consisted of the northern half of the existing West River Township ^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.65 square miles (185.6 km²), of which 71.52 square miles (185.2 km²) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Huntsville at 40°04′16″N 85°04′20″W / 40.0711567°N 85.0721876°W / 40.0711567; -85.0721876
Scott Corner at 40°05′31″N 85°07′37″W / 40.0919897°N 85.1269105°W / 40.0919897; -85.1269105
Unionport at 40°07′15″N 85°05′47″W / 40.1208783°N 85.0963553°W / 40.1208783; -85.0963553

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

Union Township has nine cemeteries:

Buena Vista Cemetery
Huntsville Cemetery
Little Creek Cemetery
Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery
Salem Cemetery
Scott Cemetery
Union Baptist Cemetery
Union Chapel Cemetery

Major highways

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "The Star Press". Muncie Indiana. February 8, 1950. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 61.