Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Van Buren Township
Township

Coordinates: 41°43′51″N 85°34′21″W / 41.73083°N 85.57250°W / 41.73083; -85.57250
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaGrange
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	38.11 sq mi (98.7 km)
• Land	37.64 sq mi (97.5 km)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.2 km)
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Population
• Total	4,208
• Density	110/sq mi (43/km)
FIPS code	18-78506
GNIS feature ID	453948

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,208, up from 3,439 at the previous census.

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 39.1% of the township's population spoke only English, while 60.7 spoke an "other Indo-European language" (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

History

Van Buren Township was organized in 1837, and named for president elect Martin Van Buren.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km), of which 37.64 square miles (97.5 km) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km) (or 1.23%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	3,439	—
2020	4,208	22.4%
U.S. Censuses: 2010, and 2020

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.
^ "Van Buren township, LaGrange County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 172.

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Places adjacent to Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana

White Pigeon Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan

Sturgis Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan

York Township, Elkhart County

Van Buren Township

Lima Township

Middlebury Township, Elkhart County

Newbury Township

Clay Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States
County seat: LaGrange
Towns	LaGrange Shipshewana Topeka Wolcottville‡	Map of Indiana highlighting LaGrange County
Townships	Bloomfield Clay Clearspring Eden Greenfield Johnson Lima Milford Newbury Springfield Van Buren
CDPs	Adams Lake Howe Mongo Ontario Scott Shipshewana Lake South Milford Stroh Wall Lake‡
Other communities	Brighton Eddy Elmira Emma Greenfield Mills Honeyville Meadow Shores Park‡ Mount Pisgah Plato Seyberts Star Mill Stony Creek Valentine Woodruff
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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