Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°14′06″N 86°21′04″W / 38.23500°N 86.35111°W / 38.23500; -86.35111CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCrawfordGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total45.12 sq mi (116.9 km²) • Land44.92 sq mi (116.3 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

748 ft (228 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,458 • Density32/sq mi (12/km²)FIPS code18-38394^[2]GNIS feature ID453506

Jennings Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 677 housing units.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,224	—
1900	2,104	−5.4%
1910	1,875	−10.9%
1920	1,644	−12.3%
1930	1,403	−14.7%
1940	1,209	−13.8%
1950	1,195	−1.2%
1960	1,088	−9.0%
1970	952	−12.5%
1980	1,285	35.0%
1990	1,235	−3.9%
2000	1,386	12.2%
2010	1,436	3.6%
2020	1,458	1.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.12 square miles (116.9 km²), of which 44.92 square miles (116.3 km²) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.44%) is water.^[5] Spring Lake is in this township.

Cities and towns

Leavenworth

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Whiskey Run Township (northeast)
Harrison Township, Harrison County (east)
Spencer Township, Harrison County (east)
Ohio Township (southwest)
Sterling Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Everton, Leavenworth Memorial Garden and Old Leavenworth.

References

"Jennings Township, Crawford 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.