Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Columbia Township
Gibson County

Township

Location in Gibson County

Coordinates: 38°20′07″N 87°21′42″W﻿ / ﻿38.33528°N 87.36167°W﻿ / 38.33528; -87.36167
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Gibson
Township Seat| Oakland City
School District| East Gibson School Corporation
Government

• Type| Indiana township
• Trustee| Shannon Green
Area

• Total| 31.03 sq mi (80.4 km2)
• Land| 30.49 sq mi (79.0 km2)
• Water| 0.55 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 489 ft (149 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 3,539
• Density| 110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

47660

Area code| 812
FIPS code| 18-14662[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453240

Columbia Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,539 (down from 3,830 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,757 housing units.[4] Oakland City is the township seat.

Columbia Township was established in 1825.[5]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 3,014| | —
1900| 3,465| | 15.0%
1910| 3,588| | 3.5%
1920| 3,296| | −8.1%
1930| 3,908| | 18.6%
1940| 4,154| | 6.3%
1950| 4,766| | 14.7%
1960| 4,158| | −12.8%
1970| 4,603| | 10.7%
1980| 4,717| | 2.5%
1990| 4,244| | −10.0%
2000| 4,149| | −2.2%
2010| 3,830| | −7.7%
2020| 3,539| | −7.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.03 square miles (80.4 km2), of which 30.49 square miles (79.0 km2) (or 98.26%) is land and 0.55 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.77%) is water.[3]

### Cities and towns

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* Oakland City

### Unincorporated towns

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* Dongola
* Gray Junction
* Gudgel
* Oak Hill

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

### Adjacent townships

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Gibson County

* Barton Township (south)
* Center Township (west)

Pike County

* Logan Township (north)
* Patoka Township (east)
* Monroe Township (southeast)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery, Montgomery.

### Major highways

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* I-69
* SR 57
* SR 64
* SR 357

## Education

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Columbia Township is the center of the East Gibson School Corporation.

### Primary and secondary schools

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* Oakland City Elementary
* Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School

### Higher education

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* Oakland City University \- Main Campus

### Public library

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Columbia Township residents may request a free library card at the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library in Oakland City.[7]

## References

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* "Columbia Township, Gibson 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. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ 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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
5. ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 359.
6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
7. ^ "Policies". Oakland City Columbia Twp. Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Princeton

Cities|

* Princeton
* Oakland City

Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County

Towns|

* Fort Branch
* Francisco
* Haubstadt
* Hazleton
* Mackey
* Owensville
* Patoka
* Somerville

Townships|

* Barton
* Center
* Columbia
* Johnson
* Montgomery
* Patoka
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* White River

CDPs|

* Buckskin
* Johnson

Other
communities|

* Crawleyville
* Dongola
* Douglas
* Durham
* East Mount Carmel
* Giro
* Gudgel
* King
* Lyles Station
* McGary
* Mount Olympus
* Mounts
* Oatsville‡
* Saint James
* Skelton
* Snake Run
* Warrenton
* Wheeling
* White River

Ghost town|

* Port Gibson

Footnotes|

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

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