Round Grove Township, White County, Indiana

Round Grove Township
Township

Part of the Meadow Lake Wind Farm in the township

Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°36′16″N 87°02′12″W / 40.60444°N 87.03667°W / 40.60444; -87.03667Coordinates: 40°36′16″N 87°02′12″W / 40.60444°N 87.03667°W / 40.60444; -87.03667
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.51 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Land 35.48 sq mi (91.9 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 259
 • Density 7.3/sq mi (2.8/km2)
ZIP codes 47906, 47923
GNIS feature ID 453815

Round Grove Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 259 and it contained 103 housing units.[1]

Round Grove Township was established in 1858.[2] The township was named for a former round grove in the southern half of the township.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.48 square miles (91.9 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 284.
  3. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 210.
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