Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bolivar Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Benton
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government_type = Indiana township
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established_title = Organized
established_date = March 1860
named_for = Simón Bolivar

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area_total_km2 = 93.4
area_land_km2 = 93.4
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 36.06
area_land_sq_mi = 36.06
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,310
population_density_km2 = 14.03
population_density_sq_mi = 36.33

timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 213
elevation_ft = 699
latd = 40
latm = 31
lats = 35
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 09
longs = 54
longEW = W

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blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-06328GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453122 453122]
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footnotes =

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,310. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.cite book
last = Birch
first = Jesse Setlington
title = History of Benton County and Historic Oxford
origyear = 1928
year = 1942
publisher = Craw & Craw, Inc.
location = Oxford, Indiana
pages = p. 21 ]

Geography

Bolivar Township covers an area of 36.06 square miles.

Cities and towns

* Otterbein (west half)

Unincorporated towns

* Templeton

Adjacent townships

* Center (northwest)
* Oak Grove (west)
* Pine (north)
* Adams Township, Warren County (southwest)
* Medina Township, Warren County (south)
* Round Grove Township, White County (northeast)
* Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (east)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Benton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Benton County]