Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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Vernon Township
Township
Map highlighting Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana.svg
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 38°57′17″N85°35′55″W / 38.95472°N 85.59861°W / 38.95472; -85.59861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
34.08 sq mi (88.3 km2)
 • Land33.98 sq mi (88.0 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.29%
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,858
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453957

Vernon Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,858 (up from 2,809 in 2010 [1] ) and it contained 1,193 housing units. [2]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,477—
1900 1,5374.1%
1910 1,305−15.1%
1920 1,082−17.1%
1930 979−9.5%
1940 1,20923.5%
1950 1,2442.9%
1960 1,41513.7%
1970 1,4703.9%
1980 2,05739.9%
1990 2,27710.7%
2000 2,54311.7%
2010 2,80910.5%
2020 2,8581.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.08 square miles (88.3 km2), of which 33.98 square miles (88.0 km2) (or 99.71%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.29%) is water. [1] The streams of Crooked Creek, Duck Branch, Goose Run and Huckleberry Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Baldwin, Coryell, Ebenezer, Stewart, Sullivan and Vernon.

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".
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