Pine Township is one of eleven
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
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 324 and it contained 108 housing units.
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 may refer to:
* Big Pine Creek (California), Inyo County, California
* 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 gene ...
which flows south through the township.
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Adjacent townships
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Bolivar (south)
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Center
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
*Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
(west)
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Gilboa (north)
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Oak Grove (southwest)
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Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
(northwest)
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Round Grove Township, White County (east)
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Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (southeast)
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West Point Township, White County (northeast)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 18
State Road 18 (SR 18) in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west route in North Central Indiana running from the Illinois border in Benton County almost to the Ohio border, terminating at U.S. Route 27 (US 27)/ State Road 67 (SR ...
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
{{Benton County, Indiana
Townships in Benton County, Indiana
1840 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1840
Townships in Indiana