Jennings Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 830 and it contained 360 housing units.[4]
Jennings Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Jennings Township in Fayette County | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′28″N 85°03′50″W / 39.60778°N 85.06389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fayette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.17 sq mi (47.1 km2) |
| • Land | 18.17 sq mi (47.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 808 |
| • Density | 45.7/sq mi (17.6/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-38412[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453507 |
History
editJennings Township was established in 1819.[5] It was named for Jonathan Jennings, who was acting governor at the time of the township's organization.[6]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.17 square miles (47.1 km2), all land.[4]
Unincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Waterloo Township (north)
- Brownsville Township, Union County (northeast)
- Liberty Township, Union County (east)
- Harmony Township, Union County (southeast)
- Jackson Township (southwest)
- Connersville Township (west)
Major highways
editCemeteries
editThe township contains three cemeteries: Mount Garrison, Simpson and Union. There is also at least one other small cemetery along Village Creek, the Burk Cemetery.
References
edit- "Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 183.
- ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 249.
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