Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Jennings Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 830 and it contained 360 housing units.[3]

Jennings Township
Township
Location of Jennings Township in Fayette County
Location of Jennings Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°36′28″N 85°03′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total18.17 sq mi (47.1 km2)
 • Land18.17 sq mi (47.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
938 ft (286 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total830
 • Density45.7/sq mi (17.6/km2)
FIPS code18-38412[2]
GNIS feature ID453507

History

Jennings Township was established in 1819.[4] It was named for Jonathan Jennings, who was acting governor at the time of the township's organization.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.17 square miles (47.1 km2), all land.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Mount Garrison, Simpson and Union. There is also at least one other small cemetery along Village Creek, the Burk Cemetery.

References
  • "Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "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.
  4. History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 183.
  5. Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 249.


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