Campbell Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°02′14″N 85°30′01″W / 39.03722°N 85.50028°W / 39.03722; -85.50028 (2020)
Campbell Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,129 (slightly down from 1,191 at 2010[1]) and it contained 498 housing units.[2]
Campbell Township was established in 1825.[3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 1,268 | — | |
1900 | 1,281 | 1.0% | |
1910 | 1,035 | −19.2% | |
1920 | 931 | −10.0% | |
1930 | 1,202 | 29.1% | |
1940 | 2,025 | 68.5% | |
1950 | 2,589 | 27.9% | |
1960 | 2,919 | 12.7% | |
1970 | 2,653 | −9.1% | |
1980 | 2,164 | −18.4% | |
1990 | 1,790 | −17.3% | |
2000 | 1,588 | −11.3% | |
2010 | 1,191 | −25.0% | |
2020 | 1,129 | −5.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
History
Edward's Ford Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.35 square miles (83.8 km2), of which 32.06 square miles (83.0 km2) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 0.87%) is water.[1]
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Columbia Township (north)
- Otter Creek Township, Ripley County (northeast)
- Shelby Township, Ripley County (southeast)
- Bigger Township (south)
- Vernon Township (southwest)
- Center Township (west)
- Sand Creek Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Butlerville, Hopewell, Otter Creek, Saint Bridget and State School.
Major highways
References
- "Campbell Township, Jennings 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 36. ISBN 9781563115219.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
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Municipalities and communities of Jennings County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Vernon
- Bigger
- Campbell
- Center
- Columbia
- Geneva
- Lovett
- Marion
- Montgomery
- Sand Creek
- Spencer
- Vernon
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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