York Township, Benton County, Indiana

York Township
Township

Location of York Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°42′03″N 87°29′03″W / 40.70083°N 87.48417°W / 40.70083; -87.48417Coordinates: 40°42′03″N 87°29′03″W / 40.70083°N 87.48417°W / 40.70083; -87.48417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Benton
Organized June 1860
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 27.5 sq mi (71 km2)
 • Land 27.49 sq mi (71.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 771 ft (235 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 181
 • Density 6.6/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 18-85940[2]
GNIS feature ID 454066

York Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 181 and it contained 84 housing units.[3] It was organized in June 1860 and named for the state of New York, the former home of local pioneer John Fleming.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71 km2), all land.[3]

Unincorporated towns

  • Raub
  • Sheff (extinct)
  • Yeagers Curve (extinct)
  • Zadoc (extinct)

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Blue Ridge and Fleming.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
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