Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500
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Bolivar Township
Township
Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County
Location of Bolivar Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′35″N 87°09′54″W / 40.52639°N 87.16500°W / 40.52639; -87.16500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedMarch 1860
Named forSimón Bolivar
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Land36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,179
 • Density32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
FIPS code18-06328[2]
GNIS feature ID453122

Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units.[4] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,087—
19001,1788.4%
19101,40219.0%
19201,374−2.0%
19301,254−8.7%
19401,149−8.4%
19501,26510.1%
19601,3315.2%
19701,3723.1%
19801,235−10.0%
19901,2773.4%
20001,3102.6%
20101,252−4.4%
20201,179−5.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.[4]

Cities and towns[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

Adjacent townships[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

Education[edit]

Benton Community School Corporation

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

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External links[edit]

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