Pine Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 324 and it contained 108 housing units.[3] Pine Township was one of the original three created by county commissioners in July 1840, and is named for Big Pine Creek which flows south through the township.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 576 | — | |
| 1900 | 614 | 6.6% | |
| 1910 | 592 | −3.6% | |
| 1920 | 513 | −13.3% | |
| 1930 | 482 | −6.0% | |
| 1940 | 410 | −14.9% | |
| 1950 | 428 | 4.4% | |
| 1960 | 397 | −7.2% | |
| 1970 | 340 | −14.4% | |
| 1980 | 264 | −22.4% | |
| 1990 | 264 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 281 | 6.4% | |
| 2010 | 330 | 17.4% | |
| 2020 | 324 | −1.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km2), all land.[3]
Adjacent townships
- Bolivar (south)
- Center (west)
- Gilboa (north)
- Oak Grove (southwest)
- Union (northwest)
- Round Grove Township, White County (east)
- Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County (southeast)
- West Point Township, White County (northeast)
Major highways
References
- ^ "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 "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |