Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Van Buren Township
Township
Township hall, located in Stanford
Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°07′23″N 86°37′58″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.85 sq mi (90.3 km^2)
• Land	34.85 sq mi (90.3 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation [1]	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	12,802
• Density	343.8/sq mi (132.7/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47403, 47404
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453950

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 39.108658°N 86.669723°W / 39.108658; -86.669723
• Garden Acres at 39.124492°N 86.578054°W / 39.124492; -86.578054
• Highland Village at 39.160880°N 86.58361°W / 39.160880; -86.58361
• Kirby at 39.136714°N 86.609999°W / 39.136714; -86.609999
• Leonard Springs at 39.140603°N 86.577221°W / 39.140603; -86.577221
• Stanford at 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
3. "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.
4. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 381.

External links

• City-Data.com page for Van Buren Township