Official Name: | Columbia Township Gibson County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gibson |
Subdivision Type3: | Township Seat |
Subdivision Name3: | Oakland City |
Subdivision Type4: | School District |
Subdivision Name4: | East Gibson School Corporation |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Leader Title: | Trustee |
Leader Name: | Shannon Green |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.03 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.49 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.55 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 3539 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 149 |
Elevation Ft: | 489 |
Coordinates: | 38.3353°N -87.3617°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47660 |
Area Code: | 812 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-14662[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453240 |
Columbia Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,539 (down from 3,830 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,757 housing units.[4] Oakland City is the township seat.
Columbia Township was established in 1825.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.26%) is land and (or 1.77%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Gibson County
Pike County
The township contains one cemetery, Montgomery.
Columbia Township is the center of the East Gibson School Corporation.
Columbia Township residents may request a free library card at the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library in Oakland City.[6]