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Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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Columbia Township
Township
Location in Jennings County
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 39°07′03″N 85°29′34″W / 39.11750°N 85.49278°W / 39.11750; -85.49278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJennings
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
39.49 sq mi (102.3 km2)
 • Land39.48 sq mi (102.3 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
810 ft (247 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
920
 • Density23/sq mi (9.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453241

Columbia Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 920 (up from 868 at 2010[1]) and it contained 406 housing units.[2]

Columbia Township was established in 1817.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,244—
19001,195−3.9%
19101,000−16.3%
1920944−5.6%
1930746−21.0%
19407753.9%
19507770.3%
1960751−3.3%
1970737−1.9%
19807745.0%
19908135.0%
2000759−6.6%
201086814.4%
20209206.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

Geography

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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

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Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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

References

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  • "Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 9781563115219.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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