Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pine Township
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

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map_caption = Location of Pine 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
government_footnotes =
government_type = Indiana township
leader_title =
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established_title = Organized
established_date = July 1840

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 92.4
area_land_km2 = 92.4
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.68
area_land_sq_mi = 35.68
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 281
population_density_km2 = 3.04
population_density_sq_mi = 7.88

timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 224
elevation_ft = 735
latd = 40
latm = 35
lats = 56
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 09
longs = 03
longEW = W

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blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-59886GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453738 453738]
website =
footnotes =

Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 281. Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.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

Pine Township covers an area of 35.68 square miles.

Adjacent townships

* Bolivar (south)
* Center (west)
* Gilboa (north)
* Oak Grove (southwest)
* Union (northwest)
* Round Grove Township, White County (east)
* Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (southeast)
* West Point Township, White County (northeast)

Major highways

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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]