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Van Buren Township
Van Buren Township
Township
	Location in Pulaski County
	Coordinates: 40°57′22″N 86°31′48″W / 40.95611°N 86.53000°W
Country	USA
State	Indiana
County	Pulaski
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.28 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Land	36.28 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	854
• Density	24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
ZIP codes	46978, 46985
GNIS feature ID	453951

Van Buren Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 854 and it contained 375 housing units.^[1]

Van Buren Township was organized in 1842, and named for Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), eighth President of the United States (1837–1841).^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,259	—
1900	1,456	15.6%
1910	1,413	−3.0%
1920	1,337	−5.4%
1930	1,292	−3.4%
1940	1,218	−5.7%
1950	1,145	−6.0%
1960	1,101	−3.8%
1970	974	−11.5%
1980	1,014	4.1%
1990	951	−6.2%
2000	1,005	5.7%
2010	911	−9.4%
2020	854	−6.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.28 square miles (94.0 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Star City

Unincorporated towns

Thornhope at 40°55′33″N 86°31′46″W / 40.925874°N 86.529450°W / 40.925874; -86.529450

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

Adjacent townships

Harrison Township (north)
Union Township, Fulton County (northeast)
Wayne Township, Fulton County (east)
Harrison Township, Cass County (southeast)
Boone Township, Cass County (south)
Cass Township, White County (southwest)
Indian Creek Township (west)
Monroe Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Buck, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (now known as Star City West Cemetery), Mull and Victor Chapel.

Major highways

U.S. Route 35

Education

Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation

Van Buren Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.^[5]

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 16
State Senate District 18

References

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 588.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.
^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

External links

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

[2] Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 588.

[3] "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

[census-4] "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.

[5] "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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Van Buren Township, Pulaski County, Indiana