Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana
Bolivar Township | |
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 Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | March 1860 |
| Named for | Simón Bolivar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93 km2) |
| • Land | 36.1 sq mi (93 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,179 |
| • Density | 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-06328[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453122 |
Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units.[4] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,087 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,178 | 8.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,402 | 19.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,374 | −2.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,254 | −8.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,149 | −8.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,265 | 10.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,331 | 5.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,372 | 3.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,235 | −10.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,277 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,310 | 2.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,252 | −4.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,179 | −5.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[6] | |||
Geography
[edit]According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.[4]
Cities and towns
[edit]- Otterbein (west half)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Center (northwest)
- Oak Grove (west)
- Pine (north)
- Adams Township, Warren County (southwest)
- Medina Township, Warren County (south)
- Round Grove Township, White County (northeast)
- Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (east)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.
Education
[edit]Benton Community School Corporation
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.
- ^ "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Sources
[edit]- "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |