Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°28′23″N 87°00′44″W / 38.47306°N 87.01222°W / 38.47306; -87.01222CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDuboisGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total33.55 sq mi (86.9 km²) • Land33.25 sq mi (86.1 km²) • Water0.29 sq mi (0.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

456 ft (139 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total962 • Density24/sq mi (9/km²)FIPS code18-06526^[3]GNIS feature ID453127

Boone Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 799 and it contained 321 housing units.^[4]

History

The Lemmon's Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.55 square miles (86.9 km²), of which 33.25 square miles (86.1 km²) (or 99.11%) is land and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km²) (or 0.86%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Portersville

Adjacent townships

Reeve Township, Daviess County (north)
Harbison Township (east)
Bainbridge Township (southeast)
Madison Township (south)
Jefferson Township, Pike County (west)
Harrison Township, Daviess County (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 56

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Sherritt.

References

"Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Boone Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.