Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°18′19″N 86°59′58″W / 39.30528°N 86.99944°W / 39.30528; -86.99944Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOwenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.94 sq mi (93.1 km²) • Land35.87 sq mi (92.9 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.19%Elevation

692 ft (211 m)Population

(2020)

• Total922 • Density26/sq mi (9.9/km²)ZIP codes

47427, 47431, 47455, 47460, 47833, 47841

GNIS feature ID453610

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 922 (slightly up from 916 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 413 housing units.^[2]

History

Marion Township was founded in 1835.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.87 square miles (92.9 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Denmark at 39°16′11″N 87°01′33″W / 39.269765°N 87.025845°W / 39.269765; -87.025845
Hickory Corner at 39°18′18″N 87°02′40″W / 39.305042°N 87.044456°W / 39.305042; -87.044456
Marion Mills at 39°18′23″N 86°59′56″W / 39.306432°N 86.9989°W / 39.306432; -86.9989
Patricksburg at 39°18′56″N 86°57′33″W / 39.315599°N 86.959177°W / 39.315599; -86.959177
Smithville at 39°19′15″N 87°01′33″W / 39.320876°N 87.025845°W / 39.320876; -87.025845

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Burger Cemetery, Humble Cemetery (an Indiana Pioneer Cemetery,) Marion Cemetery, Mast Cemetery, Rea Cemetery, Red Brush Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery and Steubenville Cemetery.

School districts

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

US House District 8th
State House District 46
State Senate District 39

References

"Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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^ ^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 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 737.