Boone Township
Coordinates: 41°18′35″N 87°09′05″W / 41.30972°N 87.15139°W / 41.30972; -87.15139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPorter
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.23 sq mi (93.85 km2)
 • Land36.2 sq mi (93.76 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation682 ft (208 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,160
 • Density170/sq mi (65.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46992
Area code219
FIPS code18-06580[2]
GNIS feature ID453130

Boone Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,160.[3]

History

Boone Township was organized in 1836.[4]

The Clinton D. Gilson Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[5]

Cities and towns

The largest community in the township is Hebron.[6]

Education

Boone Township is served by the Metropolitan School District of Boone Township. Their high school is Hebron High School.

Cemeteries

Name Location Picture Ref pg[7] Ref pg[8]
Hebron Cemetery 900 S and US 231, Hebron pg 47 back
Cornell Cemetery North of State Route 8, must north of 350W pg 53 back

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Boone township, Porter County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 129.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
  7. ↑ Soil Survey of Porter County, Indiana; USDA, Soil Conservation Service, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana Department of natural Resources, Soil and Water Conservation Committee; February 1981
  8. ↑ Rand MacNally, Porter County, Indiana, 2001


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