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.
Pike Township was organized in 1837.[3]
The James Haines Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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.
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.