Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Grant Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Benton
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:December 1868
Named For:Ulysses Grant
Area Total Sq Mi:35.94
Area Land Sq Mi:35.93
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1085
Population Density Sq Mi:30.1
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:229
Elevation Ft:751
Coordinates:40.52°N -87.3781°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-28818[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453334

Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,085 and it contained 470 housing units.[4] It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.[5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Boswell, Perigo and Smith.

Education

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: [{{GNIS3|453334}} Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana ]. . . March 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . U.S. Census Bureau . 18 February 2022.
  5. Book: Birch , Jesse Setlington . History of Benton County and Historic Oxford . 1928 . 1942 . Craw & Craw, Inc. . Oxford, Indiana . 21 .