Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°07′23″N 86°37′58″W / 39.12306°N 86.63278°W / 39.12306; -86.63278Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMonroeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total34.85 sq mi (90.3 km²) • Land34.85 sq mi (90.3 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

820 ft (250 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total12,802 • Density343.8/sq mi (132.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47403, 47404

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID453950

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,981 and it contained 5,347 housing units.^[3]

History

Van Buren Township was established in 1837.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.85 square miles (90.3 km²), all land.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Bloomington (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

Elwren at 39°06′31″N 86°40′11″W / 39.108658°N 86.669723°W / 39.108658; -86.669723
Garden Acres at 39°07′28″N 86°34′41″W / 39.124492°N 86.578054°W / 39.124492; -86.578054
Highland Village at 39°09′39″N 86°35′01″W / 39.160880°N 86.58361°W / 39.160880; -86.58361
Kirby at 39°08′12″N 86°36′36″W / 39.136714°N 86.609999°W / 39.136714; -86.609999
Leonard Springs at 39°08′26″N 86°34′38″W / 39.140603°N 86.577221°W / 39.140603; -86.577221
Stanford at 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.089769°N 86.666668°W / 39.089769; -86.666668

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Harmony and Keller.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 45

Airports and landing strips

Monroe County Airport

School districts

Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th Congressional district
State House District 60
State Senate District 40

References

"Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ ^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 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 381.