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Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jay

Elevation
  
272 m

Local time
  
Sunday 4:49 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453712

Area
  
78.24 km²

Population
  
1,239 (2010)

Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana

Weather
  
10°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity

Penn Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,239 and it contained 569 housing units.

Contents

Map of Penn Township, IN, USA

History

Penn Township was named in honor of William Penn.

The Rebecca Rankin Round Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.21 square miles (78.2 km2), of which 30.19 square miles (78.2 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.07%) is water. The streams of Brooks Creek and Haines Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Pennville

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Balbec
  • Fiat

    • Adjacent townships

  • Nottingham Township, Wells County (north)
  • Jackson Township (east)
  • Greene Township (southeast)
  • Knox Township (south)
  • Harrison Township, Blackford County (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains three cemeteries: Hillside, Maple Lawn and West Grove.

    Major highways

  • SR 1
  • SR 18

    • References

    Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana Wikipedia
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