Union Township, Johnson 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:Johnson
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:36.15
Area Land Sq Mi:36.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2831
Population Density Sq Mi:74.4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:248
Elevation Ft:814
Coordinates:39.4839°N -86.1914°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-77390[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453921

Union Township was one of nine townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,689 and it contained 1,068 housing units.[4]

As of January 1, 2022, Franklin, Union, and Needham townships were merged into a single entity known as Franklin-Union-Needham Township ("FUN").[5]

Union Township was organized in 1830.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana . . March 21, 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/20200212202538/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18081 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Web site: Doerflein. Leeann. February 5, 2022. Franklin, Union, Needham townships merged, ready to serve. February 7, 2022. Daily Journal.
  6. Book: A Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana . J.H. Beers & Company . Banta, David Demaree . 1881 . 73.

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