Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Union Township is one of thirteen 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 Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, 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 1,682.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Union Township covers an area of 27.38 square miles (70.9 km²); of this, 0.23 square mile (0.5956972653 km²) or 0.85 percent is water. The township and the town of Shadeland share the same borders.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Lafayette
    Lafayette, Indiana
    Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...

     (west edge)
  • Shadeland
    Shadeland, Indiana
    Shadeland is a town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...


Unincorporated towns

  • Taylor
    Taylor, Indiana
    Taylor was a small town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the town, sometimes referred to as Taylor Station, was a stop along a railroad line that ran south out of Lafayette...


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

Adjacent townships

  • Wabash Township
    Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 51,261.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wabash Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.93 percent is water....

     (north)
  • Fairfield Township
    Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 49,970.-Geography:...

     (northeast)
  • Wea Township
    Wea Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wea Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 22,102.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wea Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.04 percent is water....

     (east)
  • Randolph Township
    Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Randolph Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 867.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Randolph Township covers an area of .-Unincorporated towns:* Corwin...

     (southeast)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 517.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of .-Adjacent townships:...

     (southwest)
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
    Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,306.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wayne Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.02 percent is water....

     (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Durkee, Farmers Institute and Hickory Grove.

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 26
  • State Senate District 22

External links

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