Union Township is one of thirteen
townships
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Jasper County, Indiana
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 33,478. The county seat is Rensselaer.
Jasper County is included in the Chicago-Naperville- Elgin, IL-IN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,586 and it contained 579 housing units.
Union Township was founded in 1868.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.68%) is land and (or 0.32%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Aix
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Moffitt
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Parr
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Rosebud
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* The name of Jerry Garcia's guitar from 1990 until his death in 1995.
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Virgie
Adjacent townships
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Keener Township (north)
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Barkley Township (east)
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Walker Township (east)
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Marion Township (southeast)
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Newton Township (south)
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Colfax Township, Newton County (west)
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Lincoln Township, Newton County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Yeoman.
Major highways
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Interstate 65
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U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south United States Numbered Highway System, U.S highway that is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31, US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, US 41 ...
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Indiana State Road 14
State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne.
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References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
Education
Union Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Jasper County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana