Union Township, Clinton County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Union Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Government Type:Indiana township
Established Title:Organized
Established Date:1889
Area Total Sq Mi:19.91
Area Land Sq Mi:19.8
Area Water Sq Mi:0.11
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:940
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:255
Elevation Ft:837
Coordinates:40.3247°N -86.5133°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-77192[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453910

Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 940 (down from 973 at 2010[4]) and it contained 405 housing units.The township's name refers to its creation from the northern part of Center Township and the southern part of Owen.[5]

Elected Officials

Current Address of Union Township: 1750 E Garnett Dr. Frankfort, IN 46041

Current Phone Number of Union Township: 765-357-0390

History

Organized in 1889, Union was the last of Clinton County's townships to be created. It was formed as the result of dissatisfaction among the residents of northern Center Township with "a tax donation made to secure the Clover Leaf shops at Frankfort."[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.45%) is land and (or 0.55%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

Cemeteries:

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Clinton County, Indiana . . Apr 5, 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: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202528/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18023 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. 32.
  6. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. Union Township.