Van Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,552 and it contained 657 housing units.[3] The population grew 30% since the 2000 census, when the population was 1,960.

Van Buren Township
Township
Location of Van Buren Township in Daviess County
Coordinates: 38°46′26″N 86°58′18″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Daviess
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2)
• Land	30.22 sq mi (78.3 km2)
• Water	0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Elevation [1]	492 ft (150 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,552
• Density	84.5/sq mi (32.6/km2)
FIPS code	18-78434[2]
GNIS feature ID	453944

History

Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km²), of which 30.22 square miles (78.3 km²) (or 97.93%) is land and 0.65 square miles (1.7 km²) (or 2.11%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

• Raglesville

Adjacent townships

• Madison Township (north)
• Perry Township, Martin County (east)
• Barr Township (south)
• Bogard Township (west)
• Elmore Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Evans Memorial Park, Franklin, Kilgore, Liberty and Stoll.

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana