Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jordan Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 104.98
area_land_km2 = 104.93
area_water_km2 = 0.05
area_total_sq_mi = 40.53
area_land_sq_mi = 40.51
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
area_water_percent = 0.05

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 254
population_density_km2 = 2.4
population_density_sq_mi = 6.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 216
elevation_ft = 709
latd = 40
latm = 21
lats = 01
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 27
longs = 49
longEW = W

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Jordan Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. It was created in 1850 from a section of the adjacent Liberty Township and is almost entirely agricultural. As of the 2000 census, its population was 254.

Geography

Jordan Township covers an area of 40.53 square miles (104.98 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.05 square kilometers) or 0.05 percent is water. The stream of Little Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Pence
* Stewart

Extinct towns

* Sloan
* Sycamore Corner

Adjacent townships

* Prairie Township (north)
* Liberty Township (east)
* Pike Township (southeast)
* Steuben Township (south)
* South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (southwest)
* Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (west)
* Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Jordan.

chool districts

* Metropolitan School District of Warren County

Congressional and state legislative districts

* Congressional District 8
* State House District 42
* State Senate District 38

References

* Warren County Historical Society (1966), "A History of Warren County, Indiana".
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Warren.htm Indiana Township Association page for Warren County]