Van Buren Township is one of eleven

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Clay County, Indiana Clay County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 26,466. The county seat is Brazil, Indiana, Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Terre Haute metropolit ...

. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,203 (down from 3,528 at 2010) and it contained 1,415 housing units.

History

Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for

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, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of

Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren. He is ...

, Van Buren's vice president. Eaglefield Place was listed on the

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in 1998.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.57%) is land and (or 0.43%) is water.

Cities and towns

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* Knightsville

Unincorporated towns

* Benwood *

Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...

* Cardonia *

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* Mechanicsburg *

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(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township, Parke County (north) * Madison Township, Putnam County (northeast) * Washington Township, Putnam County (east) * Jackson Township (south) * Brazil Township (southwest) * Dick Johnson Township (west) * Raccoon Township, Parke County (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America (a nickname shared with U.S. Route 66), is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid- ...

* State Road 59

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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