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Union Township is one of nine
townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in Whitley County,
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,625 (up from 2,244 at 2010) and it contained 1,144 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water. The stream of Emerick Branch runs through this township.


Cities and towns

* Columbia City (east edge)


Unincorporated towns

* Coesse at * Coesse Corners at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


Adjacent townships

* Smith Township (north) * Lake Township, Allen County (east) * Aboite Township, Allen County (southeast) * Jefferson Township (south) * Washington Township (southwest) * Columbia Township (west) * Thorncreek Township (northwest)


Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries, Coesse Hope Lutheran Cemetery (NE corner of US 30 and 500 E) Wigent-Taylor cemetery (east of 600E on Old Trail Road) and Eel River Presbyterian cemetery on Lincoln Way just east of 600 E.


Major highways

*
U.S. Route 30 U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of , it is the third-longest U.S. Highway, afte ...
*
Indiana State Road 205 State Road 205 (SR 205) is a State Road in the north-eastern section of the state of Indiana. Running for roughly in a general northeast-southwest direction, it connects the cities and towns of South Whitley, Columbia City and Garrett ...


Airports and landing strips

* Gordon Airport


References


U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files


External links


Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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