Union Township, Whitley County, Indiana

Union Township
Township
Location in Whitley County
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Whitley
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.96 sq mi (95.73 km2)
• Land	36.9 sq mi (95.58 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.16%
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,941
• Density	52.6/sq mi (20.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453940

Union Township is one of nine townships in Whitley County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,941.

Geography

Union Township covers an area of 36.96 square miles (95.7 km²); of this, 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) or 0.16 percent is water. The stream of Emerick Branch runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Columbia City (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Coesse
• Coesse Corners

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Smith Township (north)
• Lake Township, Allen County (east)
• Aboite Township, Allen County (southeast)
• Jefferson Township (south)
• Washington Township (southwest)
• Columbia Township (west)
• Thorncreek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries, Union Township Cemetery (NE corner of US 30 and 500 E) and Lutheran Cemetery on Lincoln Way just East of 600 E.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 30
• Indiana State Road 205

Airports and landing strips

• Gordon Airport

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana