Union Township, Porter County, Indiana

Union Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,811, and in 2020, it was 9,403.^[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	985		—
1900	938		−4.8%
1910	1,069		14.0%
1920	973		−9.0%
1930	909		−6.6%
1940	1,005		10.6%
1950	1,341		33.4%
1960	1,741		29.8%
1970	2,077		19.3%
1980	5,377		158.9%
1990	7,167		33.3%
2000	8,416		17.4%
2010	8,811		4.7%
2020	9,403		6.7%
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Union Township
Township
Coordinates: 41°28′41″N 87°10′20″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Porter
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.98 sq mi (77.64 km2)
• Land	29.53 sq mi (76.49 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Elevation [1]	748 ft (228 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,403
• Density	298/sq mi (115.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-77570[3]
GNIS feature ID	453930

History

Union Township was organized in 1836, and named for the federal union of the United States.^[6]

Cities and towns

The township has no incorporated communities. Wheeler, located in the northern part of the township on State Route 130, continues to be an important community.^[7] Union Township also contains the census-designated places of Salt Creek Commons and Shorewood Forest.

Education

The township is served by the Union Township School Corporation. Its high school is Wheeler High School near the community of Wheeler.