Oak Grove Township is one of eleven

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Benton County, Indiana Benton County is located 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; i ...

. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,551 and it contained 690 housing units. It was one of the first three townships originally created by the county's commissioners in 1840. It takes its name from White Oak Grove which grew southwest of Oxford.

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.

Cities and towns

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Unincorporated towns

* Fargo

Adjacent townships

* Bolivar (east) *

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(north) *

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(west) *

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(northeast) * Adams Township, Warren County (southeast) * Pine Township, Warren County (southwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...

Indiana State Road 55 State Road 55 (SR 55) is a north–south road in Northern and Central Indiana. State Road 55 runs from the Crawfordsville area in the south to Gary in the north, a distance of approximately . Route description SR 55 southern ter ...

Indiana State Road 352 State Road 352 (SR 352) is an east–west List of State Roads in Indiana, state road in the US state of Indiana. The western terminus is at an intersection with Illinois Route 9 and Indiana State Road 26, SR 26 and the highway heads north then eas ...

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Justus and Oxford.

References

Citations

Sources

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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