Boon Township Warrick County |
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Township | |
Old Warrick County Jail, a historic place in Boonville
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Location in Warrick County |
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Coordinates: 38°02′23″N 87°16′38″W / 38.03972°N 87.27722°WCoordinates: 38°02′23″N 87°16′38″W / 38.03972°N 87.27722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warrick |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 84.93 sq mi (220.0 km2) |
• Land | 83.45 sq mi (216.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2) 1.74% |
Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,755 |
• Density | 152.8/sq mi (59.0/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47601, 47610, 47630 |
GNIS feature ID | 453124 |
Boon Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,755 and it contained 5,529 housing units.
Boon Township was established in 1816 from land given by Anderson Township. It was named for settler Ratliff Boon.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 84.93 square miles (220.0 km2), of which 83.45 square miles (216.1 km2) (or 98.26%) is land and 1.48 square miles (3.8 km2) (or 1.74%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these cemeteries: Baker, Broshears, Brown Chapel, Clutter Stone, Ellis, Freedom (also known as Mundy Cemetery and Powers Cemetery), Hedge, Maple Grove, Perigo, Plainview Memorial, Small, Thornburg, Warren and Wesley Chapel.