Van Buren Township, Daviess County, Indiana
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Van Buren Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Van Buren Township in Daviess County | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′26″N 86°58′18″W / 38.77389°N 86.97167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Daviess |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
| • Land | 30.22 sq mi (78.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 490 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,813 |
| • Density | 93.08/sq mi (35.94/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-78434[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453944 |
Van Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,813 (up from 2,552 at 2010[3]) and it contained 727 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,295 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,312 | 1.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,199 | −8.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,031 | −14.0% | |
| 1930 | 897 | −13.0% | |
| 1940 | 961 | 7.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,038 | 8.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,117 | 7.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,125 | 0.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,333 | 18.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,589 | 19.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,960 | 23.3% | |
| 2010 | 2,552 | 30.2% | |
| 2020 | 2,813 | 10.2% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.[6]
