Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units.[4] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,087—
19001,1788.4%
19101,40219.0%
19201,374−2.0%
19301,254−8.7%
19401,149−8.4%
19501,26510.1%
19601,3315.2%
19701,3723.1%
19801,235−10.0%
19901,2773.4%
20001,3102.6%
20101,252−4.4%
20201,179−5.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.

Education

Benton Community School Corporation

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. ^ "Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Incorporated. p. 21.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

Sources

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivar_Township,_Benton_County,_Indiana
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