Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
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Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units.[4] It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.[5] It was created in 1866 out of the northern part of Pine Township, after the petition of 21 residents there.[6]
Gilboa Township | |
|---|---|
Location of Gilboa Township in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 87°09′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | December 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 282 |
| • Density | 7/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-27630[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453330 |
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), all land.[4]
Adjacent townships
- Center (southwest)
- Pine (south)
- Union (west)
- Carpenter Township, Jasper County (north)
- Princeton Township, White County (northeast)
- Round Grove Township, White County (southeast)
- West Point Township, White County (east)
Education
- Gilboa Township is served by the Tri-County School Corporation,[8] which also serves Carpenter Township in Jasper County and Princeton, West Point, and Round Grove Townships in White County.
