Bono Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 833 and it contained 393 housing units.[2][3]
Bono Township | |
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Township | |
Countryside in the township | |
Location in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′19″N 86°21′32″W | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Lawrence |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | Michelle Porter[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.3 sq mi (68 km2) |
| • Land | 26.06 sq mi (67.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.91% |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 833 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47446, 47452 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453123 |
The Bono Archaeological Site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68 km2), of which 26.06 square miles (67.5 km2) (or 99.09%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.91%) is water.[2]
The township contains Talbott Cemetery.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,021 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,060 | 3.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,095 | 3.3% | |
| 1920 | 816 | −25.5% | |
| 1930 | 795 | −2.6% | |
| 1940 | 752 | −5.4% | |
| 1950 | 665 | −11.6% | |
| 1960 | 692 | 4.1% | |
| 1970 | 614 | −11.3% | |
| 1980 | 721 | 17.4% | |
| 1990 | 668 | −7.4% | |
| 2000 | 803 | 20.2% | |
| 2010 | 833 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 743 | −10.8% | |
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Bono Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Mitchell Community Public Library in Mitchell.[6]
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County seat: Bedford | ||
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