Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana

Union Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,205.^[1]

Union Township
Township
A historic farmstead in Union Township
Location in Huntington County
Coordinates: 40°52′27″N 85°23′33″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Huntington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.39 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	35.72 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	0.68 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.87%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,205
• Density	34.6/sq mi (13.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453919

History

Union Township was originally called Monroe Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1842. It was renamed Union Township in 1845.^[2]

The John and Minerva Kline Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 35.72 square miles (92.5 km²) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.8 km²) (or 1.87%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Huntington (portion)
• Markle (portion)

Unincorporated towns

• Bowerstown
• Mardenis
• Simpson

Adjacent townships

• Jackson Township (north)
• Lafayette Township, Allen County (northeast)
• Union Township, Wells County (east)
• Rockcreek Township, Wells County (southeast)
• Rock Creek Township (south)
• Lancaster Township (southwest)
• Huntington Township (west)
• Clear Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

Feighner Cemetery is a family cemetery that was founded in 1871 by the Feighner, Haney, Shriner, Plasterer, Smith and Branstator families and is still maintained by the Branstator family today (2019). It contains, as of 2019, 82 individuals. https://lck993.wixsite.com/feighner-cemetery

Major highways

• Interstate 69
• U.S. Route 24
• U.S. Route 224

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,552		—
1900	1,427		−8.1%
1910	1,314		−7.9%
1920	1,185		−9.8%
1930	1,120		−5.5%
1940	1,099		−1.9%
1950	1,020		−7.2%
1960	1,125		10.3%
1970	1,037		−7.8%
1980	1,120		8.0%
1990	1,174		4.8%
2000	1,308		11.4%
2010	1,235		−5.6%
2020	1,205		−2.4%
US Decennial Census[5]