Official Name: | Gillam Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasper |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.23 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.23 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 619 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.7 |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Elevation Ft: | 689 |
Coordinates: | 41.0567°N -86.9644°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453332 |
Gillam Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 619 (down from 640 at 2010[2]) and it contained 201 housing units.
In 1832, the first permanent white settlement in the area was made in what is now Gilliam Township.[3]
Independence Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2]
The township contains two cemeteries: Mason and Robinson.
Gillam Township residents may request a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.[4]