Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Bigger Township
Township
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 38°57′23″N85°29′40″W / 38.95639°N 85.49444°W / 38.95639; -85.49444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	30.74 sq mi (79.6 km2)
• Land	30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.16%
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	664
• Density	22/sq mi (8.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453111

Bigger Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 664 (down from 726 at 2010 ^[1] ) and it contained 272 housing units. ^[2]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	929		—
1900	996		7.2%
1910	832		−16.5%
1920	696		−16.3%
1930	518		−25.6%
1940	594		14.7%
1950	528		−11.1%
1960	498		−5.7%
1970	504		1.2%
1980	574		13.9%
1990	611		6.4%
2000	688		12.6%
2010	726		5.5%
2020	664		−8.5%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

History

Bigger Township was created in 1840 from Vernon Township, and named for Samuel Bigger, seventh Governor of Indiana. ^[4]

Benville Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.74 square miles (79.6 km²), of which 30.69 square miles (79.5 km²) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.16%) is water. ^[1]

Bigger Township comprises 30 square-mile sections: 24 from survey township Township 6 North, Range 9 East, Second Principal Meridian; and 6 from Township 6 North, Range 10 East, Second Principal Meridian.

Unincorporated towns

• San Jacinto

Adjacent townships

• Campbell Township (north)
• Shelby Township, Ripley County (east)
• Monroe Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
• Lancaster Township, Jefferson County (south)
• Lovett Township (west)
• Vernon Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Callicotte and Hughes.

Airports and landing strips

• Broomsage Ranch Airport

References

• "Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
3. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co, Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 29.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.