Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Jennings Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fayette
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:18.17
Area Land Sq Mi:18.17
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:808
Population Density Sq Mi:45.7
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:286
Elevation Ft:938
Coordinates:39.6078°N -85.0639°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-38412[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453507

Jennings Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 830 and it contained 360 housing units.[4]

History

Jennings Township was established in 1819.[5] It was named for Jonathan Jennings, who was acting governor at the time of the township's organization.[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Mount Garrison, Simpson and Union. There is also at least one other small cemetery along Village Creek, the Burk Cemetery.

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana . . March 24, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204250/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18041 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of Fayette County, Indiana . Warner, Beers and Company . 1885 . 183.
  6. Book: History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions . Bowen, B. F. . Barrows, Frederic Irving . 1917 . 249.

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