Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana

Grant Township
Township

Location of Grant Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′12″N 87°22′41″W / 40.52000°N 87.37806°W / 40.52000; -87.37806Coordinates: 40°31′12″N 87°22′41″W / 40.52000°N 87.37806°W / 40.52000; -87.37806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized December 1868
Named for Ulysses Grant
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Land 35.93 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1] 751 ft (229 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,056
  Density 29.4/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-28818[2]
GNIS feature ID 453334

Grant Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,056 and it contained 488 housing units.[3] It was organized in December 1868 and was named for Ulysses Grant.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.93 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Boswell, Perigo and Smith.

Education

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

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