Union Township, Madison County, Indiana

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Union Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Madison
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 19.88 sq mi (51.5 km2)
 • Land 19.81 sq mi (51.3 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.35%
Elevation 909 ft (277 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,898
 • Density 449.2/sq mi (173.4/km2)
ZIP codes 46012, 46017, 47356
GNIS feature ID 0453923

Union Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,898 and it contained 4,004 housing units.[1]

History

Union Township was organized in 1830. It was likely named in commemoration of the federal union of the United States.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.88 square miles (51.5 km2), of which 19.81 square miles (51.3 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bronnenberg, Clem and Keesling.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Anderson Municipal Airport

School districts

  • Anderson Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

 Richland Township
Anderson Township Salem Township, Delaware County
  Union Township  
Adams Township Fall Creek Township, Henry County
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Union_Township,_Madison_County,_Indiana&oldid=1168449"