Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°14′30″N 85°27′09″W / 39.24167°N 85.45250°W / 39.24167; -85.45250[1]
(2020)
Marion Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,711 (up from 1,638 at 2010[3]) and it contained 674 housing units.[4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 2,038 | — | |
1900 | 1,794 | −12.0% | |
1910 | 1,670 | −6.9% | |
1920 | 1,507 | −9.8% | |
1930 | 1,331 | −11.7% | |
1940 | 1,443 | 8.4% | |
1950 | 1,359 | −5.8% | |
1960 | 1,409 | 3.7% | |
1970 | 1,612 | 14.4% | |
1980 | 1,651 | 2.4% | |
1990 | 1,653 | 0.1% | |
2000 | 1,637 | −1.0% | |
2010 | 1,638 | 0.1% | |
2020 | 1,711 | 4.5% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[5] |
History
Marion Township was organized in 1831.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.54 square miles (143.8 km2), of which 55.48 square miles (143.7 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[3]
Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Washington Township (north)
- Salt Creek Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township, Ripley County (southeast)
- Columbia Township, Jennings County (south)
- Sand Creek Township (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Antioch, Burks Chapel, Mount Pleasant, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery.
References
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.
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