Pine Township, Benton County, Indiana
Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 324 and it contained 108 housing units. Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 576 | — | |
| 1900 | 614 | 6.6% | |
| 1910 | 592 | −3.6% | |
| 1920 | 513 | −13.3% | |
| 1930 | 482 | −6.0% | |
| 1940 | 410 | −14.9% | |
| 1950 | 428 | 4.4% | |
| 1960 | 397 | −7.2% | |
| 1970 | 340 | −14.4% | |
| 1980 | 264 | −22.4% | |
| 1990 | 264 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 281 | 6.4% | |
| 2010 | 330 | 17.4% | |
| 2020 | 324 | −1.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census | |||
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km), all land.
Adjacent townships
- Bolivar (south)
- Center (west)
- Gilboa (north)
- Oak Grove (southwest)
- Union (northwest)
- Round Grove Township, White County (east)
- Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (southeast)
- West Point Township, White County (northeast)
Major highways
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |