Official Name: | Bolivar Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Benton |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Established Title: | Organized |
Established Date: | March 1860 |
Named For: | Simón Bolivar |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.1 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.1 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1179 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 32.6 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 217 |
Elevation Ft: | 712 |
Coordinates: | 40.5264°N -87.165°W |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-06328[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453122 |
Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units.[4] Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.[5]
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of, all land.
The township contains one cemetery, Griffin.
Benton Community School Corporation