Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Van Buren Township is one of ten townships
in Daviess County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,960.
and Madison
townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.
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 Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...
. 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 1,960.
History
Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of BarrBarr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Barr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,193.-History:Barr Township was organized on 4 August 1819 from part of Washington Township; its namesake was pioneer settler Hugh Barr...
and Madison
Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Madison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,793.-History:Madison Township was organized in 1823 and given the name of "Wallace Township". It had first been settled about two years before; the first pioneer was Baldwin Howard,...
townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.
Geography
Van Buren Township covers an area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km²); 0.65 square miles (1.7 km²) (2.11 percent) of this is water.Adjacent townships
- Madison TownshipMadison Township, Daviess County, IndianaMadison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,793.-History:Madison Township was organized in 1823 and given the name of "Wallace Township". It had first been settled about two years before; the first pioneer was Baldwin Howard,...
(north) - Perry Township, Martin CountyPerry Township, Martin County, IndianaPerry Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,960.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bramble at * Burns City at *...
(east) - Barr TownshipBarr Township, Daviess County, IndianaBarr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,193.-History:Barr Township was organized on 4 August 1819 from part of Washington Township; its namesake was pioneer settler Hugh Barr...
(south) - Bogard TownshipBogard Township, Daviess County, IndianaBogard Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,189.-History:Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North Carolina native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased of land in the following...
(west) - Elmore TownshipElmore Township, Daviess County, IndianaElmore Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,235.-History:Elmore Township was organized on 13 August 1821 from the northern part of Bogard Township...
(northwest)