Columbia Township | |
|---|---|
) 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 (2010) | |
| • Total | 993 |
| • Density | 46.4/sq mi (17.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-14644[2] |
| 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.[3]
History
Columbia Township was organized in 1819.[4][5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.42 square miles (55.5 km2), all land.[3]
Unincorporated towns
- Alpine
- Columbia
- Nulltown
Adjacent townships
- Connersville Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township (east)
- Laurel Township, Franklin County (south)
- Posey Township, Franklin County (southwest)
- Orange Township (west)
Major highways
References
- "Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ 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.
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