Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Boon Township
Warrick County
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:290px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warrick
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:84.93
Area Land Sq Mi:83.45
Area Water Sq Mi:1.48
Area Water Percent:1.74
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13583
Population Density Sq Mi:152.8
Elevation M:129
Elevation Ft:423
Coordinates:38.0397°N -87.2772°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47601, 47610, 47630
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453124

Boon Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,755 and it contained 5,529 housing units.[2]

History

Boon Township was established in 1816 from land given by Anderson Township.[3] It was named for settler Ratliff Boon.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.26%) is land and (or 1.74%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Baker, Broshears, Brown Chapel, Clutter Stone, Ellis, Freedom (also known as Mundy Cemetery and Powers Cemetery), Hedge, Maple Grove, Perigo, Plainview Memorial, Small, Thornburg, Warren and Wesley Chapel.

Airports and landing strips

Landmarks

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana . . March 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200050/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18173 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: Barr, Arvil Sylvester. A History of Warrick County, Indiana, Prior to 1820, Including a Sketch of Methodism in the County Down to 1850. 1915. Indiana University. 17.
  4. Book: Fortune, William. Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. 1881. Courier Company. 18.

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