Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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Montgomery Township
Map highlighting Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana.svg
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 38°51′29″N85°38′24″W / 38.85806°N 85.64000°W / 38.85806; -85.64000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
20.23 sq mi (52.4 km2)
  Land20.21 sq mi (52.3 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
950
  Density47/sq mi (18/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453650

Montgomery Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 950 (down from 978 at 2010 [1] ) and it contained 416 housing units. [2]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 722
1900 7787.8%
1910 759−2.4%
1920 748−1.4%
1930 639−14.6%
1940 6583.0%
1950 7148.5%
1960 648−9.2%
1970 74915.6%
1980 94125.6%
1990 896−4.8%
2000 9839.7%
2010 978−0.5%
2020 950−2.9%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.23 square miles (52.4 km2), of which 20.21 square miles (52.3 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.05%) is water. [1] The streams of Bear Creek, Davis Branch and Little Bear Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Hopewell.

Major highways

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. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".