Township in Indiana, United States
| Gilboa Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Gilboa Township in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 87°09′31″W / 40.69333°N 87.15861°W / 40.69333; -87.15861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | December 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km) |
| • Land | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 282 |
| • Density | 7/sq mi (3/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-27630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453330 |
Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township. It was created in 1866 out of the northern part of Pine Township, after the petition of 21 residents there.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 854 | — | |
| 1900 | 839 | −1.8% | |
| 1910 | 721 | −14.1% | |
| 1920 | 705 | −2.2% | |
| 1930 | 625 | −11.3% | |
| 1940 | 578 | −7.5% | |
| 1950 | 513 | −11.2% | |
| 1960 | 442 | −13.8% | |
| 1970 | 363 | −17.9% | |
| 1980 | 311 | −14.3% | |
| 1990 | 281 | −9.6% | |
| 2000 | 241 | −14.2% | |
| 2010 | 250 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 282 | 12.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census | |||
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km), all land.
Adjacent townships
- Center (southwest)
- Pine (south)
- Union (west)
- Carpenter Township, Jasper County (north)
- Princeton Township, White County (northeast)
- Round Grove Township, White County (southeast)
- West Point Township, White County (east)
Tri-County School Corporation Education
- Gilboa Township is served by the Tri-County School Corporation which also serves Carpenter Township in Jasper County and Princeton, West Point, and Round Grove Townships in White County.
References
Citations
- "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.
- "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) . History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
- "Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, and Newton counties, Indiana". Indiana State Library Digital Collections. 1883. p. 225. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Sources
- "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
| Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Fowler | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |