Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana

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Marion Township
Pike County
Township
Map highlighting Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana.svg
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°22′54″N87°07′48″W / 38.38167°N 87.13000°W / 38.38167; -87.13000
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Pike
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
36.11 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land35.41 sq mi (91.7 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.94%
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
683
 • Density19.3/sq mi (7.45/km2)
ZIP codes
47564, 47590, 47598
GNIS feature ID 453611

Marion Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 683 and it contained 297 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,729—
1900 1,7491.2%
1910 1,337−23.6%
1920 1,071−19.9%
1930 718−33.0%
1940 81113.0%
1950 613−24.4%
1960 510−16.8%
1970 5161.2%
1980 58713.8%
1990 580−1.2%
2000 77633.8%
2010 724−6.7%
2020 683−5.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Marion Township was organized in 1857. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.11 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 35.41 square miles (91.7 km2) (or 98.06%) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.94%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Beadles, Bruster Branch, Corn, Flat Creek, Hayes and Walnut Grove.

Lakes

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN   978-5-87521-222-2.
  4. ↑ "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.
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