Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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Columbia Township
Map highlighting Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana.svg
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 39°07′03″N85°29′34″W / 39.11750°N 85.49278°W / 39.11750; -85.49278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
102.3 km2 (39.49 sq mi)
  Land102.3 km2 (39.48 sq mi)
  Water0.052 km2 (0.02 sq mi)  0.05%
Elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
920
  Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
GNIS feature ID0453241

Columbia Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 920 (up from 868 at 2010 [1] ) and it contained 406 housing units. [2]

Contents

Columbia Township was established in 1817. [3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,244
1900 1,195−3.9%
1910 1,000−16.3%
1920 944−5.6%
1930 746−21.0%
1940 7753.9%
1950 7770.3%
1960 751−3.3%
1970 737−1.9%
1980 7745.0%
1990 8135.0%
2000 759−6.6%
2010 86814.4%
2020 9206.0%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.49 square miles (102.3 km2), of which 39.48 square miles (102.3 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water. [1] The streams of Square Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Cornell, Old Zenas, and Zenas.

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN   9781563115219.
  4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".