Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,208, up from 3,439 at the previous census.
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 39.1% of the township's population spoke only English, while 60.7 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" (basically Pennsylvania German/German).
History
Van Buren Township was organized in 1837, and named for president elect Martin Van Buren.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km), of which 37.64 square miles (97.5 km) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km) (or 1.23%) is water.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,439 | — | |
| 2020 | 4,208 | 22.4% | |
| U.S. Censuses: 2010, and 2020 | |||
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.
- ^ "Van Buren township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 172.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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