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Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,610 and it contained 675 housing units.[2]

Union Township
Township
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°20′40″N 86°57′49″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	27.35 sq mi (70.8 km2)
• Land	27.12 sq mi (70.2 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.84%
Elevation [1]	679 ft (207 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,610
• Density	59.4/sq mi (22.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47909
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	453935

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.35 square miles (70.8 km²), of which 27.12 square miles (70.2 km²) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.[2] The township and the town of Shadeland share the same borders.

Cities, towns, villages

• Lafayette (along northeast boundary)
• Shadeland

Adjacent townships

• Wabash Township (north)
• Fairfield Township (northeast)
• Wea Township (east)
• Randolph Township (southeast)
• Jackson Township (southwest)
• Wayne Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Durkee, Farmers Institute and Hickory Grove.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 25

School districts

• Tippecanoe School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 26
• State Senate District 22

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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