Township in Indiana, United States
| York Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of York Township in Benton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′03″N 87°29′03″W / 40.70083°N 87.48417°W / 40.70083; -87.48417 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Benton |
| Organized | June 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.5 sq mi (71 km) |
| • Land | 27.49 sq mi (71.2 km) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 155 |
| • Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 219 |
| FIPS code | 18-85940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 454066 |
York Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 155 and it contained 82 housing units. It was organized in June 1860 and named for the state of New York, the former home of local pioneer John Fleming.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 625 | — | |
| 1900 | 593 | −5.1% | |
| 1910 | 550 | −7.3% | |
| 1920 | 510 | −7.3% | |
| 1930 | 492 | −3.5% | |
| 1940 | 385 | −21.7% | |
| 1950 | 342 | −11.2% | |
| 1960 | 336 | −1.8% | |
| 1970 | 288 | −14.3% | |
| 1980 | 245 | −14.9% | |
| 1990 | 224 | −8.6% | |
| 2000 | 241 | 7.6% | |
| 2010 | 181 | −24.9% | |
| 2020 | 155 | −14.4% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census | |||
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71 km), all land. Since 2006 the township has the latest annual sunset of any location in Indiana (every late June about a week after the solstice) when the entire eastern time zone part of Indiana for the first time was completely on day light savings time, and latest annual sunrise of any location in Indiana (in the first week of January) since 1967 when it joined Eastern time zone along with all of Benton County and many other Indiana counties.
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Parish Grove (south)
- Richland (east)
- Jefferson Township, Newton County (north)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Blue Ridge and Fleming.
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) . History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
- "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
| Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Fowler | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |