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Van Buren Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°20′35″N 85°37′31″W / 40.34306°N 85.62528°W / 40.34306; -85.62528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	24.99 sq mi (64.7 km)
• Land	24.98 sq mi (64.7 km)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km)  0.04%
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population
• Total	1,801
• Density	74.5/sq mi (28.8/km)
ZIP code	46070
GNIS feature ID	0453949

Van Buren Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,861 and it contained 795 housing units.

History

Van Buren Township was organized in 1837. It was named for President Martin Van Buren.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.99 square miles (64.7 km), of which 24.98 square miles (64.7 km) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km) (or 0.04%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Summitville

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Musick and Vinson.

Education

It is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation. The district's comprehensive high school is in Madison-Grant High School.

Van Buren Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 35
• State Senate District 26

References

• "Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Census Bureau profile: Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
2. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
3. Forkner, John La Rue & Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 1005.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024. - Text list
5. "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Van Buren Township

v t e Places adjacent to Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana
Fairmount Township, Grant County Boone Township Van Buren Township Washington Township, Delaware County Monroe Township Harrison Township, Delaware County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡
Towns	Chesterfield‡ Country Club Heights Edgewood Frankton Ingalls Lapel Markleville Orestes Pendleton River Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights
Townships	Adams Anderson Boone Duck Creek Fall Creek Green Jackson Lafayette Monroe Pipe Creek Richland Stony Creek Union Van Buren
CDPs	Fishersburg Perkinsville
Other communities	Alfont Alliance Bloomer Dundee Emporia Florida Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Prosperity Rigdon Sunview
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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• Townships in Madison County, Indiana
• Townships in Indiana