Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana

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Noble Township
Township
Map highlighting Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana.svg
Location in Jay County
Coordinates: 40°26′26″N84°51′17″W / 40.44056°N 84.85472°W / 40.44056; -84.85472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
31.13 sq mi (80.6 km2)
 • Land31.13 sq mi (80.6 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
675
 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453670

Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675 (up from 640 at 2010 [2] ) and it contained 240 housing units. [1]

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History

Noble Township was organized in 1837. [3] It was named for Noah Noble, 5th Governor of Indiana. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km2), all land. [2] The streams of East Prong Franks Drain, Sycamore Fork and West Prong Franks Drain run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Major highways

References

  1. 1 2 "Census Bureau profile: Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Montgomery, M. W. (1864). History of Jay County, Indiana. Printed for the author by Church, Goodman & Cushing. p. 163.
  4. ↑ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 102.
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