Van Buren Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,813 (up from 2,552 at 2010) and it contained 727 housing units.
History Van Buren Township was organized in September 1841; the last township to be formed in Daviess County, it was created in response to a petition circulated among residents of parts of Barr and Madison townships, praying to be set off as a separate township. In the first years of settlement, present-day Van Buren Township attracted few pioneers; most individuals in the area were trappers or hunters, and permanent settlement only began in the late 1820s.Fulkerson, A.O., ed. History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Bowen: Indianapolis, 1915, 280.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.93%) is land and (or 2.11%) is water.
Unincorporated towns Raglesville
Adjacent townships Madison Township (north) Perry Township, Martin County (east) Barr Township (south) Bogard Township (west) Elmore Township (northwest)
Cemeteries The township contains five cemeteries: Evans Memorial Park, Franklin, Kilgore, Liberty and Stoll.
References United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files U.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana