Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana

Oak Grove Township
Township
Location of Oak Grove Township in Benton County
Location of Oak Grove Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′09″N 87°15′54″W / 40.51917°N 87.26500°W / 40.51917; -87.26500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedJuly 1840
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
35.53 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Land35.51 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[1]
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,551
 • Density43.6/sq mi (16.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code18-55620[2]
GNIS feature ID453681

Oak Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,551 and it contained 690 housing units.[3] It was one of the first three townships originally created by the county's commissioners in 1840.[4] It takes its name from White Oak Grove which grew southwest of Oxford.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,495—
19001,67512.0%
19101,603−4.3%
19201,522−5.1%
19301,430−6.0%
19401,220−14.7%
19501,41015.6%
19601,62115.0%
19701,6290.5%
19801,81011.1%
19901,641−9.3%
20001,6943.2%
20101,581−6.7%
20201,551−1.9%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.53 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Justus and Oxford.

References

Citations

  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. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 20.
  5. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Benton County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

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