Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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 / 39.24167; -85.45250
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

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| 906 ft (276 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,711
• Density| 31/sq mi (12/km2)
FIPS code| 18-46872[2]
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.| Note| %±

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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

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Marion Township was organized in 1831.[6]

## Geography

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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

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* Millhousen

### Unincorporated towns

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* Slabtown

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

### Adjacent townships

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

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 421

### Cemeteries

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

## References

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* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

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 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.

## External links

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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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