Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°57′17″N 85°35′55″W / 38.95472°N 85.59861°W / 38.95472; -85.59861 (2020)
Vernon Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,858 (up from 2,809 at 2010[1]) and it contained 1,193 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,477 | — | |
1900 | 1,537 | 4.1% | |
1910 | 1,305 | −15.1% | |
1920 | 1,082 | −17.1% | |
1930 | 979 | −9.5% | |
1940 | 1,209 | 23.5% | |
1950 | 1,244 | 2.9% | |
1960 | 1,415 | 13.7% | |
1970 | 1,470 | 3.9% | |
1980 | 2,057 | 39.9% | |
1990 | 2,277 | 10.7% | |
2000 | 2,543 | 11.7% | |
2010 | 2,809 | 10.5% | |
2020 | 2,858 | 1.7% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.08 square miles (88.3 km2), of which 33.98 square miles (88.0 km2) (or 99.71%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.29%) is water.[1] The streams of Crooked Creek, Duck Branch, Goose Run and Huckleberry Branch run through this township.
Cities and towns
- North Vernon (southeast edge)
- Vernon (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Center Township (north)
- Campbell Township (northeast)
- Bigger Township (east)
- Lovett Township (southwest)
- Spencer Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Baldwin, Coryell, Ebenezer, Stewart, Sullivan and Vernon.
Major highways
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana