Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W / 38.24639; -87.55528
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Union Township
Gibson County
Township
Location of Union Township within Gibson County
Location of Union Township within Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W / 38.24639; -87.55528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGibson
Township SeatFort Branch
School DistrictSouth Gibson School Corporation
Named forThe Union
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
 • TrusteeBrenda Sollman
Area
 • Total50.43 sq mi (130.6 km2)
 • Land50.31 sq mi (130.3 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
456 ft (139 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,399
 • Density87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47648
Area code812
FIPS code18-77300[2]
GNIS feature ID453916

Union Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,399 (up from 4,197 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,938 housing units,[4] more than 90% of which live either within or in areas adjacent to the town of Fort Branch. Fort Branch is the township seat. Nearly all of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Complex is located within Union Township.

Union Township was established in 1890.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19002,149—
19102,50716.7%
19202,5190.5%
19302,378−5.6%
19402,70713.8%
19503,19217.9%
19603,52910.6%
19703,7887.3%
19804,19710.8%
19904,031−4.0%
20003,954−1.9%
20104,1976.1%
20204,3994.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.43 square miles (130.6 km2), of which 50.31 square miles (130.3 km2) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.24%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

  • Durham (extinct)
  • Fort Gibson (extinct)
  • Snake Run

Adjacent townships[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains three cemeteries: Durham, Mount Mariah and Walnut Hill.

Major highways[edit]

Education[edit]

Union Township is the center of the South Gibson School Corporation.

Public schools[edit]

Higher Education[edit]

Private schools[edit]

  • Holy Cross Catholic Academy - Fort Branch

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 353.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links[edit]

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