Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Spencer Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,416 (up from 2,326 at 2010) and it contained 938 housing units.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,410 | — | |
1900 | 1,584 | 12.3% | |
1910 | 1,347 | −15.0% | |
1920 | 1,215 | −9.8% | |
1930 | 981 | −19.3% | |
1940 | 1,123 | 14.5% | |
1950 | 1,166 | 3.8% | |
1960 | 1,421 | 21.9% | |
1970 | 1,570 | 10.5% | |
1980 | 2,093 | 33.3% | |
1990 | 1,980 | −5.4% | |
2000 | 2,073 | 4.7% | |
2010 | 2,326 | 12.2% | |
2020 | 2,416 | 3.9% | |
Source: US Decennial Census |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.23 square miles (127.5 km), of which 48.91 square miles (126.7 km) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km) (or 0.65%) is water. The streams of Indian Creek, Little Mutton Creek, Powder Creek, Storm Creek, Tea Creek and Twomile Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Geneva Township (north)
- Center Township (east)
- Vernon Township (east)
- Lovett Township (southeast)
- Marion Township (south)
- Vernon Township, Jackson County (southwest)
- Washington Township, Jackson County (southwest)
- Jackson Township, Jackson County (west)
- Redding Township, Jackson County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Barkman, Hunt, Myers, Saint Catherines, Saint James, Sixmile, Whitcomb and Wohrer.