Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Marion Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Owen
Government Type:Indiana township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:35.94
Area Land Sq Mi:35.87
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Area Water Percent:0.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:922
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:211
Elevation Ft:692
Coordinates:39.3053°N -86.9994°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47427, 47431, 47455, 47460, 47833, 47841
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453610

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 922 (slightly up from 916 at 2010[1]) and it contained 413 housing units.[2]

History

Marion Township was founded in 1835.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.19%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Burger Cemetery, Humble Cemetery (an Indiana Pioneer Cemetery,) Marion Cemetery, Mast Cemetery, Rea Cemetery, Red Brush Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery and Steubenville Cemetery.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212195942/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18119 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-07 . data.census.gov.
  3. Book: Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 737.

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