Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
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.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Benton County, Indiana
Benton County, Indiana
Benton County is located along in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana, along the border with Illinois. As of 2010, the county's population was 8,854. It contains six incorporated towns as well as several small unincorporated settlements; it is also divided into 11 townships which...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 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
Big Pine Creek (Indiana)
Big Pine Creek is a creek in northwestern Indiana, USA. It begins in Round Grove Township in southwestern White County and flows generally southward through Benton and Warren counties before meeting the Wabash River near the town of Attica...
which flows south through the township.
Adjacent townships
- BolivarBolivar Township, Benton County, IndianaBolivar 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.-Adjacent townships:* Center...
(south) - CenterCenter Township, Benton County, IndianaCenter Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,854. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.-Geography:...
(west) - GilboaGilboa Township, Benton County, IndianaGilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 241. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.-Adjacent townships:* Center * Pine...
(north) - Oak GroveOak Grove Township, Benton County, IndianaOak Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,694. It was one of the first three townships originally created by the county's commissioners in 1840...
(southwest) - UnionUnion Township, Benton County, IndianaUnion Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 278. The township was organized in June 1864 and named by John W...
(northwest) - Round Grove Township, White CountyRound Grove Township, White County, IndianaRound Grove Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 246.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Round Grove Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Round Grove at...
(east) - Shelby Township, Tippecanoe CountyShelby Township, Tippecanoe County, IndianaShelby Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,078.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Shelby Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.95 percent is water....
(southeast) - West Point Township, White CountyWest Point Township, White County, IndianaWest Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 371.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, West Point Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Princeton Township *...
(northeast)