Round Grove Township, White County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States
40°36′16″N 87°02′12″W / 40.60444°N 87.03667°W / 40.60444; -87.03667CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWhiteGovernment
 • TypeIndiana townshipArea
 • Total35.51 sq mi (92.0 km2) • Land35.48 sq mi (91.9 km2) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%Elevation
728 ft (222 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total252 • Density7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2)ZIP codes
47906, 47923
GNIS feature ID453815

Round Grove Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 252 and it contained 100 housing units.[1]

Round Grove Township was established in 1858.[2] The township was named for a former round grove in the southern half of the township.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890779
190089014.2%
1910628−29.4%
19206412.1%
1930537−16.2%
1940494−8.0%
1950446−9.7%
1960418−6.3%
1970382−8.6%
1980282−26.2%
1990250−11.3%
2000246−1.6%
20102595.3%
2020252−2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.48 square miles (91.9 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[5]

Unincorporated towns

  • Round Grove at 40°35′25″N 87°01′49″W / 40.590314°N 87.030293°W / 40.590314; -87.030293

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

Adjacent townships

School districts

  • Tri-County School Corporation

Political districts

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 284.
  3. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 210.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ "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.

Sources

  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
  • IndianaMap

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