Union Township is the most sparsely populated of the eight
townships
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in
Vanderburgh County
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Indiana
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United States
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 292 and it contained 227 housing units.
This is largely due to the entire township being located within the
Ohio River Floodplain.
History
Union Township was organized in 1819.
It was the subject of ''
Handly's Lessee v. Anthony'', a case before the
United States Supreme Court
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regarding the border between Indiana and
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.04%) is land and (or 1.96%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Cypress
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Rahm
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Vaughan
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Adjacent townships
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Perry Township (north)
Cemeteries
The township contains Stroud Cemetery.
Rivers
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Ohio River
School districts
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Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) is a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County; its boundary includes the entire county. It is the third largest school district in the state of Indiana, be ...
Political districts
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Indiana's 8th congressional district
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* State House District 76
* State Senate District 49
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
{{Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana