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