Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Columbia 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:39.49
Area Land Sq Mi:39.48
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Water Percent:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:920
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:247
Elevation Ft:810
Coordinates:39.1175°N -85.4928°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453241

Columbia Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 920 (up from 868 at 2010[1]) and it contained 406 housing units.[2]

Columbia Township was established in 1817.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.[1] The streams of Square Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Cornell, Old Zenas, and Zenas.

References

  1. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204145/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18079 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-10 . data.census.gov.
  3. Book: Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial . Turner Publishing Company . Jennings Co. Historical Society . 1999 . 58. 9781563115219 .

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