Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana

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Union Township Gibson County, Indiana
Location of Union Township within Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639, -87.55528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Fort Branch, Indiana
School District	South Gibson School Corporation
Government
- Trustee	Brenda Sollman
Area
- Total	50.46 sq mi (130.7 km²)
- Land	50.44 sq mi (130.64 km²)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Elevation [1]	456 ft (139 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,954
- Density	78.39/sq mi (30.27/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47648
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-77300[2]
GNIS feature ID	453916

Union Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,954. Fort Branch is the township seat.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 2 Education 2.1 Public schools 2.2 Private schools 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Union Township covers an area of 50.46 square miles (130.7 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers) or 0.05 percent is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Fort Branch

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Durham (extinct)
• Fort Gibson (extinct)

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Patoka Township (north)
• Center Township (northeast)
• Barton Township (east)
• Johnson Township (south)
• Montgomery Township (west)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Durham, Mount Mariah and Walnut Hill.

[edit] Major highways

• U.S. Route 41
• Indiana State Road 168

[edit] Education

Union Township is the center of the South Gibson School Corporation.

[edit] Public schools

• Fort Branch Community School
• Gibson Southern High School

[edit] Private schools

• Holy Cross Catholic Academy - Fort Branch

[edit] References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Gibson County

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