Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Spencer 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 = Jennings
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 127.24
area_land_km2 = 126.41
area_water_km2 = 0.83
area_total_sq_mi = 49.13
area_land_sq_mi = 48.81
area_water_sq_mi = 0.32
area_water_percent = 0.65

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2073
population_density_km2 = 16.4
population_density_sq_mi = 42.5

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elevation_m = 197
elevation_ft = 646
latd = 38
latm = 58
lats = 24
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longd = 85
longm = 44
longs = 41
longEW = W

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Spencer Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,073 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1807971954&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Spencer Township covers an area of 49.13 square miles (127.24 square kilometers); of this, 0.32 square miles (0.83 square kilometers) or 0.65 percent is water. The streams of Indian Creek, Little Mutton Creek, Powder Creek, Storm Creek, Tea Creek and Twomile Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

* Four Corners
* Hayden

Adjacent townships

* Geneva Township (north)
* Center Township (east)
* Vernon Township (east)
* Lovett Township (southeast)
* Marion Township (south)
* Vernon Township, Jackson County (southwest)
* Washington Township, Jackson County (southwest)
* Jackson Township, Jackson County (west)
* Redding Township, Jackson County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Barkman, Hunt, Myers, Saint Catherines, Saint James, Sixmile, Whitcomb and Wohrer.

Major highways

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References

* [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/Jennings.htm Indiana Township Association page for Jennings County]