Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Boone Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Porter
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Km2:93.85
Area Land Km2:93.76
Area Water Km2:0.09
Area Total Sq Mi:36.23
Area Land Sq Mi:36.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6104
Population Density Km2:65.7
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:208
Elevation Ft:682
Coordinates:41.3097°N -87.1514°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46992
Area Code:219
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-06580[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453130

Boone Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,160.[4]

History

Boone Township was organized in 1836.[5]

The Clinton D. Gilson Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Cities and towns

The largest community in the township is Hebron.[6]

Education

Boone Township is served by the Metropolitan School District of Boone Township. Their high school is Hebron High School.

Cemeteries

NameLocationPictureRef pg[7] Ref pg[8]
Hebron Cemetery 900 S and US 231, Hebronpg 47back
Cornell Cemetery North of State Route 8, must north of 350Wpg 53back

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana . . March 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Boone township, Porter County, Indiana. https://archive.today/20200210215449/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US1812706580. dead. February 10, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. March 22, 2013.
  5. Book: History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . Lewis Publishing Company . 1912 . 129.
  6. Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
  7. Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
  8. Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001