Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Union Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,087 (up from 24,587 at 2010^[2]) and it contained 10,949 housing units.^[3] Wabash College is located in Crawfordsville in this township.

Union Township
Township
Downtown Crawfordsville, in Union Township
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°02′15″N 86°53′51″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	111.88 sq mi (289.8 km2)
• Land	111.58 sq mi (289.0 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.27%
Elevation [1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,087
• Density	220/sq mi (87/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47933, 47965, 47968
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	453926

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 111.88 square miles (289.8 km²), of which 111.58 square miles (289.0 km²) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 0.27%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Crawfordsville
• New Market (north half)

Unincorporated towns

• Ames at 40.033376°N 86.886952°W / 40.033376; -86.886952
• Balhinch, Indiana
• Fiskville at 40.048654°N 86.89473°W / 40.048654; -86.89473
• Garfield at 40.083097°N 86.823896°W / 40.083097; -86.823896
• Lake Holiday
• Manchester at 40.097819°N 86.904174°W / 40.097819; -86.904174
• North Union at 39.9656°N 86.903341°W / 39.9656; -86.903341
• Smartsburg at 40.046987°N 86.828618°W / 40.046987; -86.828618
• Whitesville at 39.965322°N 86.833618°W / 39.965322; -86.833618

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these nineteen cemeteries: Ben Hur, Breaks, Calvary, Coons, Finley Chapel, Galey, Harshbarger, Hutton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lutheran, Michael, Nutt, Oak Hill, Oldtown, Sidener, Stover, Weir, Wilhite and Wilson.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 32
• Indiana State Road 47

Airports and landing strips

• Crawfordsville Municipal Airport

School districts

• Crawfordsville Community Schools
• North Montgomery Community School Corporation
• South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 23