Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Union Township is one of twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Huntington County
Huntington County, Indiana
Huntington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat and lone city is Huntington. According to Census 2010, the population was 37,124.-Geography:...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 1,308.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km²); of this, 0.89 square miles (2.3 km²) or 2.45 percent is water.

Cities and towns

  • Huntington
    Huntington, Indiana
    Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is a small city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States. It is in Huntington Township and Union Township...

     (portion)
  • Markle
    Markle, Indiana
    Markle is a town in Huntington and Wells Counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,095 at the 2010 census. It lies along Interstate 69, U.S. Route 224, Indiana State Road 116 and Indiana State Road 3 .-Geography:...

     (portion)

Unincorporated towns

  • Bowerstown
    Bowerstown, Indiana
    Bowerstown is an unincorporated town in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana....

  • Mardenis
    Mardenis, Indiana
    Mardenis is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana....

  • Simpson
    Simpson, Indiana
    Simpson is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana....


Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,764.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.44 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:...

     (north)
  • Lafayette Township, Allen County
    Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana
    Lafayette Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,707.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Lafayette Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Aboite at * Nine...

     (northeast)
  • Union Township, Wells County
    Union Township, Wells County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,112.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Markle * Uniondale *...

     (east)
  • Rockcreek Township, Wells County
    Rockcreek Township, Wells County, Indiana
    Rockcreek Township is one of nine townships in Wells County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,670.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Rockcreek Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Markle * Uniondale...

     (southeast)
  • Rock Creek Township
    Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana
    Rock Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,417.-Geography:Rock Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.04 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Browns Corner...

     (south)
  • Lancaster Township
    Lancaster Township, Huntington County, Indiana
    Lancaster Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,225.-Geography:Lancaster Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.47 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Harlansburg...

     (southwest)
  • Huntington Township
    Huntington Township, Huntington County, Indiana
    Huntington Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 21,262 making it the most populous township in Huntington County.-Geography:...

     (west)
  • Clear Creek Township
    Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana
    Clear Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,742.-Geography:Clear Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.05 percent is water...

     (northwest)

Major highways

  • Interstate 69
    Interstate 69
    Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...

  • U.S. Route 24
    U.S. Route 24
    U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...

  • U.S. Route 224
    U.S. Route 224
    U.S. Route 224 is a spur of U.S. Route 24. It currently runs for 289 miles from New Castle, Pennsylvania at Pennsylvania Route 18 to Huntington, Indiana at U.S. Route 24. It passes through the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana...


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