Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana


Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,528 and it contained 1,448 housing units.

History

Van Buren Township was established in the late 1830s. It was named for Martin Van Buren, the ninth Vice President of the United States. There is also a Dick Johnson Township in Clay County in honor of Richard Mentor Johnson, Van Buren's vice president.
Eaglefield Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Cities and towns

The township contains five cemeteries: Calcutta, Pell, Pell, Poff and Roberts.