Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W / 38.24639; -87.55528CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGibsonTownship SeatFort BranchSchool DistrictSouth Gibson School CorporationNamed forThe UnionGovernment

• TypeIndiana township • TrusteeBrenda SollmanArea

• Total50.43 sq mi (130.6 km²) • Land50.31 sq mi (130.3 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

456 ft (139 m)Population

(2020)

• Total4,399 • Density87/sq mi (34/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

47648

Area code812FIPS code18-77300^[2]GNIS feature ID453916

Union Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,399 (up from 4,197 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 1,938 housing units,^[4] more than 90% of which live either within or in areas adjacent to the town of Fort Branch. Fort Branch is the township seat. Nearly all of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Complex is located within Union Township.

Union Township was established in 1890.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	2,149	—
1910	2,507	16.7%
1920	2,519	0.5%
1930	2,378	−5.6%
1940	2,707	13.8%
1950	3,192	17.9%
1960	3,529	10.6%
1970	3,788	7.3%
1980	4,197	10.8%
1990	4,031	−4.0%
2000	3,954	−1.9%
2010	4,197	6.1%
2020	4,399	4.8%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.43 square miles (130.6 km²), of which 50.31 square miles (130.3 km²) (or 99.76%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.24%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Fort Branch

Unincorporated towns

Durham (extinct)
Fort Gibson (extinct)
Snake Run

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Interstate 69; Traverses the southeastern corner of the township
U.S. Route 41; Bisects the township from south to north
State Road 168; bisects the township from west to east.

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

Private schools

Holy Cross Catholic Academy - Fort Branch

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 353.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".