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: | Jasper |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 56.59 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 56.41 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.32 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1588 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 28.1 |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Elevation Ft: | 689 |
Coordinates: | 41.0786°N -87.2089°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453920 |
Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,588 (a tiny increase of 1,586 from 2010[2]) and it contained 592 housing units.
Union Township was founded in 1868.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.68%) is land and (or 0.32%) is water.[2]
The township contains one cemetery, Yeoman.
Union Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.[4]