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Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

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) and it contained 406 housing units.

Columbia Township was established in 1817.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18901,244
19001,195−3.9%
19101,000−16.3%
1920944−5.6%
1930746−21.0%
19407753.9%
19507770.3%
1960751−3.3%
1970737−1.9%
19807745.0%
19908135.0%
2000759−6.6%
201086814.4%
20209206.0%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.49 square miles (102.3 km), of which 39.48 square miles (102.3 km) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km) (or 0.05%) is water. The streams of Square Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Cornell, Old Zenas, and Zenas.

References

  • "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. ^ "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".