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Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

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Township in Indiana, United States
Bolivar Township
Township
Location of Bolivar Township in Benton CountyLocation of Bolivar Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedMarch 1860
Named forSimón Bolivar
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.1 sq mi (93 km)
 • Land36.1 sq mi (93 km)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation712 ft (217 m)
Population
 • Total1,179
 • Density32.6/sq mi (12.6/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
FIPS code18-06328
GNIS feature ID453122

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,087—
19001,1788.4%
19101,40219.0%
19201,374−2.0%
19301,254−8.7%
19401,149−8.4%
19501,26510.1%
19601,3315.2%
19701,3723.1%
19801,235−10.0%
19901,2773.4%
20001,3102.6%
20101,252−4.4%
20201,179−5.8%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km), all land.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

Education

Benton Community School Corporation

References

Citations

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) . History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.
  6. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

Sources

External links

Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Fowler
Towns
Map of Indiana highlighting Benton County
Townships
CDPs
Other
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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