Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana

Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 250 and it contained 100 housing units.[4] It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.[5]

Gilboa Township
Location of Gilboa Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 87°09′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedDecember 1866
Government
  TypeIndiana township
Area
  Total35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Land35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total250
  Density7/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)765
FIPS code18-27630[2]
GNIS feature ID453330

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), all land.[4]

Adjacent townships

Tri-County School Corporation Education

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    References

    • "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
    • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
    1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
    2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
    3. "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
    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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
    5. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
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