Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Pike Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jay
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:37.29
Area Land Sq Mi:37.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:828
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:302
Elevation Ft:991
Coordinates:40.3483°N -84.9614°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453734

Pike Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 828 (down from 899 at 2010[2]) and it contained 342 housing units.

History

Pike Township was organized in 1837.[3]

The James Haines Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[2] The streams of Buckeye Creek, Buckeye Creek, Old Run, Rest Run and Sale Run run through this township. The Goshen Creek also runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries, 3 of which still operate- in operation- Antioch Cemetery, Boundary Cemetery and Zoar Cemetery. Non operated cemeteries are Clark Family Burial Ground, Hawkins Cemetery, Kunce Cemetery, and an unnamed cemetery on land owned by Margaret R. Warren c/o Robin Khayyata, according to the public record.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana . . Apr 6, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202118/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18075 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1 . Historical Publishing Company . Jay, Milton T. . 1922 . 106.

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