Lovett Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Lovett Township

Township

Location in Jennings County

Coordinates: 38°54′15″N 85°38′29″W﻿ / ﻿38.90417°N 85.64139°W﻿ / 38.90417; -85.64139
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]

Historical population 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]

## Geography

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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.

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lovett

### Adjacent townships

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* Vernon Township (northeast)
* Bigger Township (east)
* Lancaster Township, Jefferson County (east)
* Montgomery Township (south)
* Marion Township (southwest)
* Spencer Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Green, Marsh, Meek and Weston.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 3
* Indiana State Road 7

## References

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* "Lovett 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. ^ "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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