Lovett Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°54′15″N 85°38′29″W / 38.90417°N 85.64139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.54 sq mi (76.5 km2) |
• Land | 29.45 sq mi (76.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.30% |
Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,034 |
• Density | 35/sq mi (14/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453583 |
Lovett Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,034 (down from 1,160 at 2010[1]) and it contained 435 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 849 | — | |
1900 | 804 | −5.3% | |
1910 | 779 | −3.1% | |
1920 | 699 | −10.3% | |
1930 | 549 | −21.5% | |
1940 | 565 | 2.9% | |
1950 | 630 | 11.5% | |
1960 | 675 | 7.1% | |
1970 | 733 | 8.6% | |
1980 | 809 | 10.4% | |
1990 | 768 | −5.1% | |
2000 | 982 | 27.9% | |
2010 | 1,160 | 18.1% | |
2020 | 1,034 | −10.9% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.54 square miles (76.5 km2), of which 29.45 square miles (76.3 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.[1] The streams of Polly Branch and Turkey Run run through this township.
The township contains four cemeteries: Green, Marsh, Meek and Weston.