Van Buren Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
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Van Buren Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°43′51″N 85°34′21″W / 41.73083°N 85.57250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaGrange |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.11 sq mi (98.7 km2) |
| • Land | 37.64 sq mi (97.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,208 |
| • Density | 111.8/sq mi (43.16/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-78506[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453948 |
Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,208,[3] up from 3,439 at the previous census.[4]
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 39.1% of the township's population spoke only English, while 60.7 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).
Van Buren Township was organized in 1837, and named for president elect Martin Van Buren.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km2), of which 37.64 square miles (97.5 km2) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.23%) is water.[4]
