Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana
Columbia Township | |
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 Location of Columbia Township in Fayette County | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 85°12′13″W / 39.56000°N 85.20361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fayette |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.42 sq mi (55.5 km2) |
| • Land | 21.42 sq mi (55.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 957 |
| • Density | 46.4/sq mi (17.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-14644[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453239 |
Columbia Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 993 and it contained 423 housing units.[4]
History
[edit]Columbia Township was organized in 1819.[5][6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.42 square miles (55.5 km2), all land.[4]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Connersville Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township (east)
- Laurel Township, Franklin County (south)
- Posey Township, Franklin County (southwest)
- Orange Township (west)
Major highways
[edit]References
[edit]- "Columbia 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: Columbia 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. 190.
- ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 214.
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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