Marion Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Marion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 38°51′09″N 85°44′58″W / 38.8525°N 85.74944°W / 38.8525; -85.74944Coordinates: 38°51′09″N 85°44′58″W / 38.8525°N 85.74944°W / 38.8525; -85.74944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	33.01 sq mi (85.51 km2)
– Land	32.98 sq mi (85.41 km2)
– Water	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,058
– Density	32.1/sq mi (12.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453608

Marion Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,058.^[1]

Geography

Marion Township covers an area of 33.01 square miles (85.5 km²); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) or 0.11 percent is water. The streams of Brushy Fork, Crooked Creek, Sixmile Creek and Slate Creek run through this township.

Adjacent townships

• Spencer Township (north)
• Lovett Township (northeast)
• Montgomery Township (east)
• Graham Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
• Jennings Township, Scott County (south)
• Johnson Township, Scott County (south)
• Vernon Township, Jackson County (southwest)
• Washington Township, Jackson County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: German and Keith.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 250

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