Van Buren Township is one of thirteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
Places
;Australia
* County of Grant, Victoria
;United States
* Grant County, Arkansas
* Grant County, Indiana
* Grant County, Kansas
*Grant County, Kentucky
Grant County is a county located in the northern pa ...
,
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 1,836 (down from 1,934 at 2010
), and it contained 785 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.08%) is water.
The streams of Brushy Run, Little Black Creek and Roods Run run through this township.
Cities and towns
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Van Buren
Unincorporated towns
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Doyle Ferguson
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Farrville
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Landess (part)
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Jefferson Township, Huntington County (north)
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Salamonie Township, Huntington County (northeast)
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Jackson Township, Wells County (east)
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Washington Township, Blackford County (southeast)
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Monroe Township (south)
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Center Township (southwest)
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Washington Township (west)
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Wayne Township, Huntington County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Cory, Doyle, Farrville, Landess, Lee and Masonic.
Major highways
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Education
Van Buren Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Van Buren Public Library in
Van Buren.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Grant County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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