Union Township Gibson County | |
|---|---|
 Location of Union Township within Gibson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°33′19″W / 38.24639°N 87.55528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Gibson |
| Township Seat | Fort Branch |
| School District | South Gibson School Corporation |
| Named for | The Union |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | Brenda Sollman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.43 sq mi (130.6 km2) |
| • Land | 50.31 sq mi (130.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,399 |
| • Density | 87/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47648 |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-77300[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453916 |
Union Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,399 (up from 4,197 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,938 housing units,[4] more than 90% of which live either within or in areas adjacent to the town of Fort Branch. Fort Branch is the township seat. Nearly all of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Complex is located within Union Township.
Union Township was established in 1890.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,149 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,507 | 16.7% | |
| 1920 | 2,519 | 0.5% | |
| 1930 | 2,378 | −5.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,707 | 13.8% | |
| 1950 | 3,192 | 17.9% | |
| 1960 | 3,529 | 10.6% | |
| 1970 | 3,788 | 7.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,197 | 10.8% | |
| 1990 | 4,031 | −4.0% | |
| 2000 | 3,954 | −1.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,197 | 6.1% | |
| 2020 | 4,399 | 4.8% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[6] | |||
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 353.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".