Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Columbia Township
Township

Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 39°07′03″N 85°29′34″W / 39.11750°N 85.49278°W / 39.11750; -85.49278Coordinates: 39°07′03″N 85°29′34″W / 39.11750°N 85.49278°W / 39.11750; -85.49278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 39.49 sq mi (102.3 km2)
 • Land 39.48 sq mi (102.3 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 868
 • Density 22/sq mi (8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453241

Columbia Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 868 and it contained 411 housing units.[1]

Columbia Township was established in 1817.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.49 square miles (102.3 km2), of which 39.48 square miles (102.3 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[1] The streams of Square Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Cornell, Old Zenas, and Zenas.

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 58.

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