Gilboa Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 282 and it contained 100 housing units. It is named for Mount Gilboa, a prominence in the southern part of the township. It was created in 1866 out of the northern part of Pine Township, after the petition of 21 residents there.
Geography According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Adjacent townships Center (southwest) Pine (south) Union (west) Carpenter Township, Jasper County (north) Princeton Township, White County (northeast) Round Grove Township, White County (southeast) West Point Township, White County (east)
Education Gilboa Township is served by the Tri-County School Corporation, - Text list which also serves Carpenter Township in Jasper County and Princeton, West Point, and Round Grove Townships in White County.
References Citations
Sources
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana