Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Union Township is one of eleven townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Indiana

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville-Early history and settlement:...

, Indiana

Indiana

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, USA

United States

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. 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 23,837. Wabash College

Wabash College

Wabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining traditional all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.-History:Wabash College was founded...

is located in Crawfordsville in this township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Union Township covers an area of 111.8 square miles (289.6 km²); of this, 111.5 square miles (288.8 km²) (99.73 percent) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) (0.27 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County...
New Market
New Market, Indiana
New Market is a town in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States, which was platted in 1872. The population was 659 as of the 2000 census.-Short History:...

(north half)

Unincorporated towns

Ames at 40.033376°N 86.8869517°W
Fiskville at 40.0486535°N 86.8947295°W
Garfield
Garfield, Indiana
Garfield is an unincorporated town in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana....

at 40.0830967°N 86.8238956°W
Lake Holiday
Lake Holiday, Indiana
Lake Holiday is an unincorporated, private community on the banks of its eponymous body of water, notable for its dam, size, and its scenic beauty . Lake Holiday is in Montgomery County, Indiana, and it contains several parks as well as these subdivisions: Holiday Shores, Royal Hills, Imperial...
Manchester at 40.0978189°N 86.904174°W
North Union at 39.9655995°N 86.9033412°W
Smartsburg
Smartsburg, Indiana
Smartsburg is an unincorporated town in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.-Geography:Smartsburg is located at ....

at 40.0469865°N 86.828618°W
Whitesville
Whitesville, Indiana
Whitesville is an unincorporated town in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana....

at 39.9653216°N 86.8336183°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these nineteen cemeteries: Ben Hur, Breaks, Calvary, Coons, Finley Chapel, Galey, Harshbarger, Hutton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lutheran, Michael, Nutt, Oak Hill, Oldtown, Sidener, Stover, Weir, Wilhite and Wilson.

Major highways

Interstate 74
Interstate 74
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U.S. Route 136
U.S. Route 136
U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles .-Nebraska:...
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 912 miles from St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 to south of U.S. Route 98 in Downtown Panama City, Florida.One of its most notable landmarks is the William H...
Indiana State Road 32
Indiana State Road 32
State Road 32 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...
Indiana State Road 47
Indiana State Road 47
State Road 47 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a state highway in west-central and central Indiana. Although State Road 47 is signed as a north–south highway, it runs more east–west.-Route description:...

School districts

Crawfordsville Community Schools
North Montgomery Community School Corporation
South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based primary in the central part of the state, the district consists of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion,...
State House District 41
State Senate District 23

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