Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Montgomery Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jennings County
Coordinates: 38°51′29″N 85°38′24″W / 38.85806°N 85.64°W / 38.85806; -85.64Coordinates: 38°51′29″N 85°38′24″W / 38.85806°N 85.64°W / 38.85806; -85.64
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	20.21 sq mi (52.35 km2)
– Land	20.2 sq mi (52.32 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.06%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	983
– Density	48.7/sq mi (18.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453650

Montgomery Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 983.^[1]

Geography

Montgomery Township covers an area of 20.21 square miles (52.3 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.06 percent is water. The streams of Bear Creek, Davis Branch and Little Bear Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Commiskey
• Hilltown
• Paris
• Paris Crossing

Adjacent townships

• Lovett Township (north)
• Lancaster Township, Jefferson County (east)
• Graham Township, Jefferson County (south)
• Marion Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Hopewell.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3
• 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