Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Barkley Township

Township

Location in Jasper County

Coordinates: 41°01′33″N 87°04′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.02583°N 87.07222°W﻿ / 41.02583; -87.07222
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Jasper
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 59.92 sq mi (155.2 km2)
• Land| 59.9 sq mi (155 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Elevation

| 689 ft (210 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 915
• Density| 15/sq mi (6/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453095

Barkley Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 915 (up from 900 in 2010)[2] and it contained 373 housing units.

## History

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Barkley Township was established in 1838. It was named for Henry Barkley, Sr.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.92 square miles (155.2 km2), of which 59.9 square miles (155 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.02%) is water.[2]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Gifford
* Newland

### Extinct towns

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* Lewiston
* Moody

### Adjacent townships

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* Walker Township (north)
* Gillam Township (east)
* Hanging Grove Township (southeast)
* Marion Township (southwest)
* Union Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains nine cemeteries: Brown, Dunkard, Hankle, Parkison, Prater, Price, Rees, Sandridge and Smith.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 14
* Indiana State Road 49

## Education

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Barkley Township residents may request a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.[4]

## References

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* "Barkley Township, Jasper 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. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Barkley Township, Jasper County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 49.
4. ^ "How do I get a library card?". Jasper County Public Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

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Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rensselaer

City|

* Rensselaer

Map of Indiana highlighting Jasper County

Towns|

* DeMotte
* Remington
* Wheatfield

Townships|

* Barkley
* Carpenter
* Gillam
* Hanging Grove
* Jordan
* Kankakee
* Keener
* Marion
* Milroy
* Newton
* Union
* Walker
* Wheatfield

CDPs|

* Fair Oaks
* Roselawn‡

Other
communities|

* Aix
* Asphaltum
* Baileys Corner
* Collegeville
* Dunns Bridge
* Gifford
* Kersey
* Kniman
* McCoysburg
* Newland
* Parr
* Tefft
* Virgie

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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