Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Jennings Township
Township
Location of Jennings Township in Fayette County
Location of Jennings Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°36′28″N 85°03′50″W / 39.60778°N 85.06389°W / 39.60778; -85.06389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
18.17 sq mi (47.1 km2)
 • Land18.17 sq mi (47.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
808
 • Density45.7/sq mi (17.6/km2)
FIPS code18-38412[3]
GNIS feature ID453507

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]

History

Jennings 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

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.17 square miles (47.1 km2), all land.[4]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The 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

  • "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
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 183.
  6. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 249.


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