Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°26′26″N 84°51′17″W / 40.44056°N 84.85472°W / 40.44056; -84.85472 (2020)[1]
Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675 (up from 640 at 2010[2]) and it contained 240 housing units.[1]
History
Noble Township was organized in 1837.[3] It was named for Noah Noble, 5th Governor of Indiana.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km2), all land.[2] The streams of East Prong Franks Drain, Sycamore Fork and West Prong Franks Drain run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
- Bellfountain
- Brice
- Noble
Major highways
- SR 26
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ a b "Census Bureau profile: Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Montgomery, M. W. (1864). History of Jay County, Indiana. Printed for the author by Church, Goodman & Cushing. p. 163.
- ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 102.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Places adjacent to Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana