Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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Columbia Township
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".
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