Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana

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Marion Township
Map highlighting Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana.svg
Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°18′19″N86°59′58″W / 39.30528°N 86.99944°W / 39.30528; -86.99944
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Owen
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
  Land35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
922
  Density26/sq mi (9.9/km2)
ZIP codes
47427, 47431, 47455, 47460, 47833, 47841
GNIS feature ID 453610

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 922 (slightly up from 916 at 2010 [1] ) and it contained 413 housing units. [2]

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History

Marion Township was founded in 1835. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water. [1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Burger Cemetery, Humble Cemetery (an Indiana Pioneer Cemetery,) Marion Cemetery, Mast Cemetery, Rea Cemetery, Red Brush Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery and Steubenville Cemetery.

School districts

Political districts

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 7, 2024.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  737.