Hickory Grove Township
Township
Location of Hickory Grove Township in Benton County
Location of Hickory Grove Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°31′06″N 87°28′47″W / 40.51833°N 87.47972°W / 40.51833; -87.47972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedMarch 1876
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total28.9 sq mi (75 km2)
 • Land28.9 sq mi (75 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total398
 • Density13.7/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
FIPS code18-33358[2]
GNIS feature ID453410

Hickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 398 and it contained 168 housing units.[4] It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove of hickory trees that grew within its borders in the 19th century.[5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 28.9 square miles (75 km2), all land.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Totheroh.

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

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