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Union Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 24,587 and it contained 10,723 housing units.[2] Wabash College is located in Crawfordsville in this township.

Union Township
Township
Downtown Crawfordsville, in Union Township
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°02′15″N 86°53′51″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	111.88 sq mi (289.8 km2)
• Land	111.58 sq mi (289.0 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.27%
Elevation [1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	24,587
• Density	220.4/sq mi (85.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47933, 47965, 47968
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	453926

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 111.88 square miles (289.8 km²), of which 111.58 square miles (289.0 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Crawfordsville
• New Market (north half)

Unincorporated towns

• Ames at 40.033376°N 86.886952°W / 40.033376; -86.886952
• Fiskville at 40.048654°N 86.89473°W / 40.048654; -86.89473
• Garfield at 40.083097°N 86.823896°W / 40.083097; -86.823896
• Lake Holiday
• Manchester at 40.097819°N 86.904174°W / 40.097819; -86.904174
• North Union at 39.9656°N 86.903341°W / 39.9656; -86.903341
• Smartsburg at 40.046987°N 86.828618°W / 40.046987; -86.828618
• Whitesville at 39.965322°N 86.833618°W / 39.965322; -86.833618

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these nineteen cemeteries: Ben Hur, Breaks, Calvary, Coons, Finley Chapel, Galey, Harshbarger, Hutton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lutheran, Michael, Nutt, Oak Hill, Oldtown, Sidener, Stover, Weir, Wilhite and Wilson.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 32
• Indiana State Road 47

Airports and landing strips

• Crawfordsville Municipal Airport

School districts

• Crawfordsville Community Schools
• North Montgomery Community School Corporation
• South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 23

References

• "Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Union Township

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