Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Columbia Township Gibson County
—  Township  —
Location in Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°20′07″N 87°21′42″W / 38.33528°N 87.36167°W / 38.33528; -87.36167Coordinates: 38°20′07″N 87°21′42″W / 38.33528°N 87.36167°W / 38.33528; -87.36167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Oakland City
School District	East Gibson School Corporation
Government
– Type	Indiana township
– Trustee	Karen Rowe
Area
– Total	31.03 sq mi (80.37 km2)
– Land	30.65 sq mi (79.39 km2)
– Water	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
Elevation[1]	489 ft (149 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,149
– Density	135.36/sq mi (52.26/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47660
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-14662[2]
GNIS feature ID	453240

Columbia Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,149. Oakland City is the township seat.

Geography

Columbia Township covers an area of 31.03 square miles (80.4 km²); of this, 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²) or 1.23 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Oakland City

Unincorporated towns

• Dongola
• Gray Junction
• Gudgel
• Oak Hill

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

Adjacent townships

Gibson County

• Barton Township (south)
• Center Township (west)

Pike County

• Logan Township (north)
• Patoka Township (east)
• Monroe Township (southeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Montgomery.

Major highways

• Interstate 69 (Under Construction)
• Indiana State Road 57
• Indiana State Road 64
• Indiana State Road 357

Education

Columbia Township is the center of the East Gibson School Corporation.

Primary and secondary schools

• Oakland City Elementary
• Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School

Higher education

• Oakland City University - Main Campus

References

• "Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453240. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana