Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Marion Township

Township

Location in Owen County

Coordinates: 39°18′19″N 86°59′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.30528°N 86.99944°W﻿ / 39.30528; -86.99944
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Owen
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.94 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Land| 35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Water| 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation

| 692 ft (211 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 922
• Density| 26/sq mi (9.9/km2)
ZIP codes|

47427, 47431, 47455, 47460, 47833, 47841

GNIS feature ID| 453610

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 922 (slightly up from 916 at 2010[1]) and it contained 413 housing units.[2]

## History

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Marion Township was founded in 1835.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2), of which 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[1]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Denmark at 39°16′11″N 87°01′33″W﻿ / ﻿39.269765°N 87.025845°W﻿ / 39.269765; -87.025845
* Hickory Corner at 39°18′18″N 87°02′40″W﻿ / ﻿39.305042°N 87.044456°W﻿ / 39.305042; -87.044456
* Marion Mills at 39°18′23″N 86°59′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.306432°N 86.9989°W﻿ / 39.306432; -86.9989
* Patricksburg at 39°18′56″N 86°57′33″W﻿ / ﻿39.315599°N 86.959177°W﻿ / 39.315599; -86.959177
* Smithville at 39°19′15″N 87°01′33″W﻿ / ﻿39.320876°N 87.025845°W﻿ / 39.320876; -87.025845

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these eight cemeteries: Burger Cemetery, Humble Cemetery (an Indiana Pioneer Cemetery,) Marion Cemetery, Mast Cemetery, Rea Cemetery, Red Brush Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery and Steubenville Cemetery.

## School districts

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* Spencer-Owen Community Schools

## Political districts

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* US House District 8th
* State House District 46
* State Senate District 39

## References

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* "Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

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 7, 2024.
3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 737.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Marion Township

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Places adjacent to Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana

|  | Washington Township, Clay County | Morgan Township

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Harrison Township, Clay County |

Marion Township

| Lafayette Township
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| Jefferson Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Spencer

Towns|

* Gosport
* Spencer

Map of Indiana highlighting Owen County

Townships|

* Clay
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Jennings
* Lafayette
* Marion
* Montgomery
* Morgan
* Taylor
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Coal City
* Patricksburg

Other
communities|

* Adel
* Alaska‡
* Arney
* Atkinsonville
* Beamer
* Braysville
* Carp
* Cataract
* Cuba
* Cunot
* Daggett
* Denmark
* Devore
* Farmers
* Freedom
* Freeman
* Hancock Corner
* Hickory Corner
* Hubbell
* Jordan
* Lewisville‡
* Marion Mills
* New Hope
* Pottersville
* Quincy
* Romona
* Silex
* Smithville
* Southport
* Stockton
* Vandalia
* Vilas
* Whitehall

Ghost town|

* Wallace Junction

Footnotes|

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

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