Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

Bolivar Township
Township

Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500
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[1] 699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,252
 • Density 34.7/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-06328[2]
GNIS feature ID 453122

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,252 and it contained 548 housing units.[3] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

Education

Benton Community School Corporation

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.

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