Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Union Township
Township
Location in St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41°31′08″N 86°15′40″W / 41.51889°N 86.26111°W / 41.51889; -86.26111Coordinates: 41°31′08″N 86°15′40″W / 41.51889°N 86.26111°W / 41.51889; -86.26111
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.1 sq mi (111.62 km2)
• Land	42.89 sq mi (111.08 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)  0.48%
Elevation	837 ft (255 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	3,289
• Density	76.7/sq mi (29.6/km2)
ZIP codes	46506, 46536, 46554, 46614
GNIS feature ID	0453933[1]

Union Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,289.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Union Township covers an area of 43.1 square miles (112 km²); of this, 42.89 square miles (111.1 km²) (99.52 percent) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) (0.48 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Lakeville

Unincorporated towns

• Colburn at 41°32′56″N 86°16′06″W / 41.548937°N 86.26834°W / 41.548937; -86.26834
  • Midway Corners at 41°31′15″N 86°12′08″W / 41.520881°N 86.202227°W / 41.520881; -86.202227
    • Pine Station at 41°31′41″N 86°19′32″W / 41.528103°N 86.325564°W / 41.528103; -86.325564 (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

      Adjacent townships

      • Centre Township (north)
      • Madison Township (east)
      • German Township, Marshall County (southeast)
      • North Township, Marshall County (south)
      • Liberty Township (west)
      • Greene Township (northwest)

      Cemeteries

      The township contains Lakeville Cemetery.

      Major highways

      • US 31
      • SR 4

      Lakes

      • Fites Lake
      • Pleasant Lake
      • Riddles Lake

      School districts

      • Union-North United School Corporation

      Political districts

      • Indiana's 2nd congressional district
      • State House District 21
      • State Senate District 9

      References

      • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
      • United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
      • IndianaMap

      External links

      • Indiana Township Association
      • United Township Association of Indiana

      	Greene Township	Centre Township
      	Liberty Township		Madison Township
      		Union Township
      		North Township, Marshall County	German Township, Marshall County

      v t e Municipalities and communities of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States County seat: South Bend Cities Mishawaka South Bend Towns Indian Village Lakeville New Carlisle North Liberty Osceola Roseland Walkerton Townships Centre Clay German Greene Harris Liberty Lincoln Madison Olive Penn Portage Union Warren CDPs Georgetown Granger Gulivoire Park Notre Dame Unincorporated communities Ardmore Chain-O-Lakes Colburn Crest Manor Addition Crumstown Gilmer Park Hamilton Hi-View Addition Hubbard Lydick Maple Lane Miami Trails Addition Nutwood Olive Orchard Heights Addition Pleasant Valley Terre Coupee Westfield Woodland Wyatt Zeigler

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