Van Buren Township, Grant County, Indiana

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official_name = Van Buren Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Van Buren Township in Grant County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Grant
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 91.97
area_land_km2 = 91.89
area_water_km2 = 0.07
area_total_sq_mi = 35.51
area_land_sq_mi = 35.48
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
area_water_percent = 0.08

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2046
population_density_km2 = 22.3
population_density_sq_mi = 57.7

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elevation_m = 257
elevation_ft = 843
latd = 40
latm = 36
lats = 31
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longd = 85
longm = 30
longs = 17
longEW = W

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Van Buren Township' is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,046.

Geography

Van Buren Township covers an area of 35.51 square miles (91.97 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers) or 0.08 percent is water. The streams of Brushy Run, Little Black Creek and Roods Run run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Van Buren

Unincorporated towns

* Doyle Ferguson
* Farrville(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Jefferson Township, Huntington County (north)
* Salamonie Township, Huntington County (northeast)
* Jackson Township, Wells County (east)
* Washington Township, Blackford County (southeast)
* Monroe Township (south)
* Center Township (southwest)
* Washington Township (west)
* Wayne Township, Huntington County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Cory, Doyle, Farrville, Landess, Lee and Masonic.

Major highways

* Interstate 69
* Indiana State Road 5
* Indiana State Road 221

References

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

External links

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