Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Marion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jasper County
Coordinates: 40°55′59″N 87°07′51″W / 40.93306°N 87.13083°W / 40.93306; -87.13083Coordinates: 40°55′59″N 87°07′51″W / 40.93306°N 87.13083°W / 40.93306; -87.13083
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jasper
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	52.57 sq mi (136.15 km2)
– Land	52.5 sq mi (135.99 km2)
– Water	0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	7,227
– Density	137.7/sq mi (53.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453607

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,227.^[1]

Geography

Marion Township covers an area of 52.57 square miles (136.2 km²); of this, 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) or 0.12 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Collegeville
• Rensselaer (the county seat)
• Rensselaer (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

• North Marion
• Pleasant Ridge
• South Marion

Adjacent townships

• Barkley Township (northeast)
• Hanging Grove Township (east)
• Milroy Township (southeast)
• Jordan Township (southwest)
• Newton Township (west)
• Union Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Crockett, Mount Calvary and Weston.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 16
• Indiana State Road 114

Airports and landing strips

• Borntraeger Airstrip
• Jasper County Airport

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana