Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Marion Township
Marion Township
Township
	Location of Marion Township in Decatur County
	Coordinates: 39°14′30″N 85°27′09″W / 39.24167°N 85.45250°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	55.54 sq mi (143.8 km2)
• Land	55.48 sq mi (143.7 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,711
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km2)
FIPS code	18-46872
GNIS feature ID	453604

Marion Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,711 (up from 1,638 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 674 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,038	—
1900	1,794	−12.0%
1910	1,670	−6.9%
1920	1,507	−9.8%
1930	1,331	−11.7%
1940	1,443	8.4%
1950	1,359	−5.8%
1960	1,409	3.7%
1970	1,612	14.4%
1980	1,651	2.4%
1990	1,653	0.1%
2000	1,637	−1.0%
2010	1,638	0.1%
2020	1,711	4.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Marion Township was organized in 1831.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.54 square miles (143.8 km²), of which 55.48 square miles (143.7 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Millhousen

Unincorporated towns

Slabtown

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Washington Township (north)
Salt Creek Township (northeast)
Jackson Township, Ripley County (southeast)
Columbia Township, Jennings County (south)
Sand Creek Township (west)

Major highways

U.S. Route 421

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Antioch, Burks Chapel, Mount Pleasant, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[census-3] "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.

[4] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

[5] "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

[6] Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greensburg
City	Greensburg	Map of Indiana highlighting Decatur County
Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport
Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington
CDPs	Adams Burney Clarksburg Lake Santee‡ Letts Milford Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia
Other communities	Alert Downeyville Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Corner Mechanicsburg New Pennington Rossburg Saint Maurice Slabtown Waynesburg Williamstown‡
Ghost town	Springhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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