Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana explained

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:LaGrange
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:38.11
Area Land Sq Mi:37.64
Area Water Sq Mi:0.47
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4208
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:254
Elevation Ft:833
Coordinates:41.7308°N -85.5725°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-78506[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453948

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,208, up from 3,439 at the previous census.[3]

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 39.1% of the township's population spoke only English, while 60.7 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

History

Van Buren Township was organized in 1837, and named for president elect Martin Van Buren.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.77%) is land and (or 1.23%) is water.[3]

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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200305/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18087 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  4. Book: Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . 1882 . 172.

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