Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units.[4] It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.[5] It was created in 1866 out of the northern part of Pine Township, after the petition of 21 residents there.[6]

Gilboa Township
Township
Location of Gilboa Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 87°09′31″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Benton
Organized	December 1866
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Land	35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [1]	758 ft (231 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	282
• Density	7/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-27630[2]
GNIS feature ID	453330

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km²), all land.[4]

Adjacent townships

• Center (southwest)
• Pine (south)
• Union (west)
• Carpenter Township, Jasper County (north)
• Princeton Township, White County (northeast)
• Round Grove Township, White County (southeast)
• West Point Township, White County (east)

Tri-County School Corporation Education

• Gilboa Township is served by the Tri-County School Corporation which also serves Carpenter Township in Jasper County and Princeton, West Point, and Round Grove Townships in White County.

References

Citations

Sources

• "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana.

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana