Union Township, Porter County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Union Township
Township

Coordinates: 41°28′41″N 87°10′20″W / 41.47806°N 87.17222°W / 41.47806; -87.17222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Porter
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.98 sq mi (77.64 km)
• Land	29.53 sq mi (76.49 km)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.15 km)
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population
• Total	9,403
• Density	298/sq mi (115.2/km)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-77570
GNIS feature ID	453930

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.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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%

History

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

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.

Education

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

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Census Bureau profile: Union Township, Porter County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Union township, Porter County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana". www.stats.indiana.edu. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 174.
Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Porter County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Valparaiso
Cities	Portage Valparaiso	Map of Indiana highlighting Porter County
Towns	Beverly Shores Burns Harbor Chesterton Dune Acres Hebron Kouts Ogden Dunes Porter Town of Pines
Townships	Boone Center Jackson Liberty Morgan Pine Pleasant Portage Porter Union Washington Westchester
CDPs	Aberdeen Boone Grove Lake Eliza Lakes of the Four Seasons‡ Malden Salt Creek Commons Shorewood Forest South Haven Wheeler
Other communities	Beatrice Burdick Clanricarde Coburg Crocker Furnessville Hillcrest Hurlburt Porter Crossroads Sedley Suman Tassinong Woodville
Ghost towns	Baillytown City West New City West/Tremont
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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