Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana

Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 250 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)
Elevation758 ft (231 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total250
 • 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 2010 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

    References
    • "Gilboa Township, Benton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
    • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
    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. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
    5. Birch, Jesse Setlington (1942) [1928]. History of Benton County and Historic Oxford. Oxford, Indiana: Craw & Craw, Inc. p. 21.
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