Van Buren Township is one of fourteen
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
Madison 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 2010 census, its population was 1,861 and it contained 795 housing units.
History
Van Buren Township was organized in 1837. It was named for President
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren ( ; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as Attorney General o ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.04%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Summitville
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Musick and Vinson.
Education
It is in
Madison-Grant United School Corporation
Madison-Grant United School Corporation (MGUSC) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Grant County, Indiana, near Fairmount. The district serves sections of Grant and Madison counties. Text listbr>Townships not indicated in:SCH ...
. The district's comprehensive high school is in
Madison-Grant High School
Madison-Grant High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Grant County, Indiana, near Fairmount.[Indiana's 5th congressional district
Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana comprising Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton, Madison County, Indiana, Madison, Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware, Grant County, Indiana, Grant, and ...]
* State House District 35
* State Senate District 26
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Madison County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana