Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Columbia Township

Township

Location in Jennings County

Coordinates: 39°07′03″N 85°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.11750°N 85.49278°W﻿ / 39.11750; -85.49278
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Jennings
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 39.49 sq mi (102.3 km2)
• Land| 39.48 sq mi (102.3 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation

| 810 ft (247 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 920
• Density| 23/sq mi (9.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453241

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 Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,244| | —
1900| 1,195| | −3.9%
1910| 1,000| | −16.3%
1920| 944| | −5.6%
1930| 746| | −21.0%
1940| 775| | 3.9%
1950| 777| | 0.3%
1960| 751| | −3.3%
1970| 737| | −1.9%
1980| 774| | 5.0%
1990| 813| | 5.0%
2000| 759| | −6.6%
2010| 868| | 14.4%
2020| 920| | 6.0%
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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* Zenas

### Adjacent townships

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* Marion Township, Decatur County (north)
* Jackson Township, Ripley County (northeast)
* Otter Creek Township, Ripley County (east)
* Campbell Township (south)
* Sand Creek Township (west)
* Sand Creek Township, Decatur County (northwest)

### 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".

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Jennings County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Vernon

City|

* North Vernon

Map of Indiana highlighting Jennings County

Town|

* Vernon

Townships|

* Bigger
* Campbell
* Center
* Columbia
* Geneva
* Lovett
* Marion
* Montgomery
* Sand Creek
* Spencer
* Vernon

CDPs|

* Butlerville
* Commiskey
* Country Squire Lakes
* Grayford
* Hayden
* Paris Crossing
* Scipio

Other
communities|

* Brewersville
* Hilltown
* Lovett
* Nebraska
* Paris‡
* Queensville
* San Jacinto
* Walnut Ridge
* Zenas

Footnotes|

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

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