Columbia Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Columbia Township
Township
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 39°07′03″N 85°29′34″W / 39.11750°N 85.49278°WCoordinates: 39°07′03″N 85°29′34″W / 39.11750°N 85.49278°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	39.49 sq mi (102.3 km^2)
• Land	39.48 sq mi (102.3 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	868
• Density	22/sq mi (8/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0453241

Columbia Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 868 and it contained 411 housing units.^[1]

Columbia Township was established in 1817.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.49 square miles (102.3 km²), of which 39.48 square miles (102.3 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[1] The streams of Square Run and Wolf Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Zenas

Adjacent townships

• Marion Township, Decatur County (north)
• Jackson Township, Ripley County (northeast)
• Otter Creek Township, Ripley County (east)
• Campbell Township (south)
• Sand Creek Township (west)
• Sand Creek Township, Decatur County (northwest)

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. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• 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. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 58.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana