Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Union Township Gibson County
—  Township  —
Location of Union Township within Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W / 38.24639; -87.55528Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W / 38.24639; -87.55528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Fort Branch
School District	South Gibson School Corporation
Named for	The Union
Government
– Type	Indiana township
– 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. 2005 Estimate: 4,980. Nearly all of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Complex is located within Union Township.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 50.46 square miles (130.7 km²); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) or 0.05 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Fort Branch

Unincorporated towns

• Durham (extinct)
• Fort Gibson (extinct)

Adjacent townships

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

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• Interstate 69 (Under Construction)
• U.S. Route 41
• Indiana State Road 168

Education

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

Public schools

• Fort Branch Community School
• Gibson Southern High School

Higher Education

• Vincennes University Advanced Manufacturing Campus (Under Construction)

Private schools

• Holy Cross Catholic Academy - Fort Branch

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. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana