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Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jay

Elevation
  
275 m

Local time
  
Thursday 9:03 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453348

Area
  
91.32 km²

Population
  
989 (2010)

Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 54% Humidity

Greene Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 989 and it contained 389 housing units.

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Map of Greene Township, IN, USA

History

Greene Township was organized in 1838. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Greene County, Ohio, caused the name to be selected.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.26 square miles (91.3 km2), of which 35.25 square miles (91.3 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Blaine
  • Center
  • Greene
  • Pony

    • Extinct towns

  • Corkwell

    • Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township (north)
  • Wayne Township (east)
  • Pike Township (southeast)
  • Jefferson Township (south)
  • Richland Township (southwest)
  • Knox Township (west)
  • Penn Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains six cemeteries: Claycomb, Kinsey, Sager, Whaley, Whicker and Whiteman.

    Major highways

  • SR 26
  • SR 67

    • References

    Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana Wikipedia
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