Joseph Boxell platted Van Buren Township in 1837.

Martin Van Buren was the United States president at the time.

According to the 2010 census, Van Buren has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all land.

[5] As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 864 people, 357 households, and 241 families living in the town.

There were 401 housing units at an average density of 691.4 per square mile (267.0/km2).

30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 394 housing units at an average density of 674.1 per square mile (260.3/km2).

25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.