Union Township is one of thirteen
townships
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in
Tippecanoe County,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,610 and it contained 675 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.
The township and the town of Shadeland share the same borders.
Cities, towns, villages
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Lafayette (along northeast boundary)
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Shadeland
Adjacent townships
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Wabash Township (north)
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Fairfield Township (northeast)
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Wea Township (east)
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Randolph Township (southeast)
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Jackson Township (southwest)
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Wayne Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Durkee, Farmers Institute and Hickory Grove.
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 25
State Road 25 is a highway in the U. S. state of Indiana. Although it is designated a north–south road, in practice it travels generally northeast from its southern terminus at State Road 32 (south of Waynetown and north of Shades State ...
School districts
* Tippecanoe School Corporation
Political districts
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Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 26
* State Senate District 22
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
Townships in Indiana