Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Columbia Township
Township

Location of Columbia Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 85°12′13″W / 39.56000°N 85.20361°W / 39.56000; -85.20361Coordinates: 39°33′36″N 85°12′13″W / 39.56000°N 85.20361°W / 39.56000; -85.20361
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[1] 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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 190.
  5. ↑ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 214.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.