Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
United States

County
  
Jasper

Elevation
  
199 m

Local time
  
Sunday 11:17 PM

University
  
Saint Joseph's College

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453607

Area
  
136.2 km²

Population
  
7,571 (2010)

Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 52% Humidity

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,571 and it contained 2,989 housing units.

Contents

Map of Marion Township, IN 47978, USA

History

Charles Halleck Student Center, Hugh and Leona Rank House, and Schwietermann Hall were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 52.58 square miles (136.2 km2), of which 52.51 square miles (136.0 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Collegeville
  • Rensselaer (the county seat)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • North Marion
  • Pleasant Ridge
  • South Marion
  • Adjacent townships

  • Barkley Township (northeast)
  • Hanging Grove Township (east)
  • Milroy Township (southeast)
  • Jordan Township (southwest)
  • Newton Township (west)
  • Union Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains three cemeteries: Crockett, Mount Calvary and Weston.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 231
  • Indiana State Road 16
  • Indiana State Road 114
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Borntraeger Airstrip
  • Jasper County Airport
  • References

    Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana Wikipedia