Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Union Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Union Township in Elkhart County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Elkhart
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 92.85
area_land_km2 = 92.85
area_water_km2 = 0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.85
area_land_sq_mi = 35.85
area_water_sq_mi = 0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5,827
population_density_km2 = 62.76
population_density_sq_mi = 162.55

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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 263
elevation_ft = 863
latd = 41
latm = 28
lats = 33
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 56
longs = 20
longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-77264GR|2
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Union Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,827.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 35.85 square miles.

Cities and towns

* Nappanee (east half)

Unincorporated towns

* Foraker
* Gravelton(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Harrison Township (north)
* Elkhart Township (northeast)
* Jackson Township (east)
* Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (southeast)
* Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County (south)
* Scott Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
* Locke Township (west)
* Olive Township (northwest)

Major highways

* U.S. Route 6
* Indiana State Road 19

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Bull.

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