Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana

Pine Township
Township

Cornfield and barn on E100N

Location of Pine Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°35′56″N 87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083Coordinates: 40°35′56″N 87°09′03″W / 40.59889°N 87.15083°W / 40.59889; -87.15083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized July 1840
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.66 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land 35.66 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 735 ft (224 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 330
 • Density 9.3/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 18-59886[2]
GNIS feature ID 453738

Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 330 and it contained 115 housing units.[3] Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km2), all land.[3]

Adjacent townships

Major highways

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. 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, Inc. p. 21.
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