Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana
Oak Grove Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′09″N 87°15′54″W / 40.51917°N 87.26500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Benton |
Organized | July 1840 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.53 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
• Land | 35.51 sq mi (92.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,551 |
• Density | 43.6/sq mi (16.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 18-55620[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453681 |
Oak Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,551 and it contained 690 housing units.[3] It was one of the first three townships originally created by the county's commissioners in 1840.[4] It takes its name from White Oak Grove which grew southwest of Oxford.[5]
Geography[edit]
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.53 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[3]
Cities and towns[edit]
Unincorporated towns[edit]
Adjacent townships[edit]
- Bolivar (east)
- Center (north)
- Grant (west)
- Pine (northeast)
- Adams Township, Warren County (southeast)
- Pine Township, Warren County (southwest)
Major highways[edit]
Cemeteries[edit]
The township contains two cemeteries: Justus and Oxford.
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 20.
- ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Benton County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
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