| Official Name: | Van Buren Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3203 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 208 |
| Elevation Ft: | 682 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5628°N -87.0606°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-78416[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453943 |
Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,203 (down from 3,528 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,415 housing units.[4]
Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for Martin Van Buren, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's vice president.[5]
Eaglefield Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.57%) is land and (or 0.43%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.