Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Van Buren Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Van Buren Township in Brown County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Brown
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 226.2
area_land_km2 = 225.87
area_water_km2 = 0.33
area_total_sq_mi = 87.34
area_land_sq_mi = 87.21
area_water_sq_mi = 0.13

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1,782
population_density_km2 = 7.89
population_density_sq_mi = 20.43

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elevation_m = 211
elevation_ft = 692
latd = 39
latm = 05
lats = 40
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 10
longs = 27
longEW = W

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Van Buren Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,782.

Geography

Van Buren Township covers an area of 87.34 square miles; 0.13 square miles (0.15 percent) of this is water. Black Oak Pond, Meyer Pond and Treaty Line Pond are in this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Becks Grove
* Christiansburg
* Elkinsville
* Lake on the Green
* Pikes Peak
* Spurgeons Corner
* Stone Head
* Story(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Washington (northwest)
* Harrison Township, Bartholomew County (northeast)
* Jackson Township, Bartholomew County (east)
* Ohio Township, Bartholomew County (east)
* Pershing Township, Jackson County (southeast)
* Salt Creek Township, Jackson County (southwest)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Beck, Cain, Elkinsville, McKinney, Moffitt, Phillips, Reeves and Spiker.

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/Brown.htm Indiana Township Association page for Brown County]