Official Name: | Bigger Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jennings |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.74 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.69 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.16 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 664 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 227 |
Elevation Ft: | 745 |
Coordinates: | 38.9564°N -85.4944°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453111 |
Bigger Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 664 (down from 726 at 2010[1]) and it contained 272 housing units.[2]
Bigger Township was established in 1840. It was named for Samuel Bigger, seventh Governor of Indiana.[3]
Benville Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.84%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.[1]
The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Callicotte and Hughes.