Official Name: | West Point Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | White |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 53.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 53.53 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.13 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 357 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Elevation Ft: | 722 |
Coordinates: | 40.6906°N -87.0172°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47929, 47980, 47995 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 454049 |
West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 357 and it contained 136 housing units.[1]
West Point Township was organized in 1845, and was named for a large tract of forest in the western part.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.87%) is land and (or 0.13%) is water.[3]
The township contains West Point Cemetery. Near the back of this cemetery is a marker for Alexander Lawrie, a northern captain in the Civil War and an artist of the Hudson River School. The market claims that Lawrie made a gift to the Indiana Museum of a set of 100 paintings of Civil War generals.