Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°02′15″N 86°53′51″W / 40.03750°N 86.89750°W / 40.03750; -86.89750Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMontgomeryGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total111.88 sq mi (289.8 km²) • Land111.58 sq mi (289.0 km²) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) 0.27%Elevation

^[1]

781 ft (238 m)Population

(2020)

• Total25,087 • Density220/sq mi (87/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47933, 47965, 47968

Area code765GNIS feature ID453926

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,087 (up from 24,587 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 10,949 housing units.^[3] Wabash College is located in Crawfordsville in this township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 111.88 square miles (289.8 km²), of which 111.58 square miles (289.0 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Crawfordsville
New Market (north half)

Unincorporated towns

Ames at 40°02′00″N 86°53′13″W / 40.033376°N 86.886952°W / 40.033376; -86.886952
Balhinch, Indiana
Fiskville at 40°02′55″N 86°53′41″W / 40.048654°N 86.89473°W / 40.048654; -86.89473
Garfield at 40°04′59″N 86°49′26″W / 40.083097°N 86.823896°W / 40.083097; -86.823896
Lake Holiday
Manchester at 40°05′52″N 86°54′15″W / 40.097819°N 86.904174°W / 40.097819; -86.904174
North Union at 39°57′56″N 86°54′12″W / 39.9656°N 86.903341°W / 39.9656; -86.903341
Smartsburg at 40°02′49″N 86°49′43″W / 40.046987°N 86.828618°W / 40.046987; -86.828618
Whitesville at 39°57′55″N 86°50′01″W / 39.965322°N 86.833618°W / 39.965322; -86.833618

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these nineteen cemeteries: Ben Hur, Breaks, Calvary, Coons, Finley Chapel, Galey, Harshbarger, Hutton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lutheran, Michael, Nutt, Oak Hill, Oldtown, Sidener, Stover, Weir, Wilhite and Wilson.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Crawfordsville Municipal Airport

School districts

Crawfordsville Community Schools
North Montgomery Community School Corporation
South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
State House District 41
State Senate District 23

References

"Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.