Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana

Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units.[4] It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township.[5]

Gilboa Township
Township
Location of Gilboa Township in Benton County
Coordinates: 40°41′36″N 87°09′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBenton
OrganizedDecember 1866
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Land35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total282
 • Density7/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)765
FIPS code18-27630[2]
GNIS feature ID453330

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), all land.[4]

Adjacent townships

Tri-County School Corporation Education
  • Gilboa Township is served by the Tri-County School Corporation which also serves Carpenter Township in Jasper County and Princeton, West Point, and Round Grove Townships in White County.

References

Citations
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.

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