Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana
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.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,087 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,178 | 8.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,402 | 19.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,374 | −2.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,254 | −8.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,149 | −8.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,265 | 10.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,331 | 5.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,372 | 3.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,235 | −10.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,277 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,310 | 2.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,252 | −4.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,179 | −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
- Otterbein (west half)
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Center (northwest)
- Oak Grove (west)
- Pine (north)
- Adams Township, Warren County (southwest)
- Medina Township, Warren County (south)
- Round Grove Township, White County (northeast)
- Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (east)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.
Education
Benton Community School Corporation
References
Citations
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Sources
- "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |