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 | |
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Location of Gilboa Township in Benton County | |
Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 87°09′31″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Benton |
Organized | December 1866 |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
• Land | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 250 |
• Density | 7/sq mi (3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 765 |
FIPS code | 18-27630[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453330 |
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
- Center (southwest)
- Pine (south)
- Union (west)
- Carpenter Township, Jasper County (north)
- Princeton Township, White County (northeast)
- Round Grove Township, White County (southeast)
- West Point Township, White County (east)
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
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "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.
- Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
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