Van Buren Township, Shelby 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:Shelby
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:27.91
Area Land Sq Mi:27.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1452
Population Density Sq Mi:53
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:255
Elevation Ft:837
Coordinates:39.6619°N -85.7919°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-78578[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453952

Van Buren Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 622 housing units.[4]

The township was named for Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.04%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Van Buren Township, Shelby County, Indiana . . March 24, 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. United States Census Bureau. 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/20200212201143/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18145 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. 1992. Turner Publishing Company. 978-1-56311-078-8. 172.

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