Bigger Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Jennings County, Indiana
Jennings County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 27,613. The county seat is Vernon.
History
Jennings County was formed in 1817. It was named for the first Governor of Indiana and a nine-term c ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 664 (down from 726 at 2010
) and it contained 272 housing units.
History
Bigger Township was created in 1840 from
Vernon Township, and named for
Samuel Bigger
Samuel Bigger (March 20, 1802 – September 9, 1846) was the seventh governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 9, 1840, to December 6, 1843. Bigger was nominated to run for governor because he had no connection to the failed public wo ...
, seventh Governor of Indiana.
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1996.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.84%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.
Bigger Township comprises 30 square-mile
sections
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: 24 from
survey township
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Township 6 North, Range 9 East, Second
Principal Meridian
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Canada
The Dominion Land Survey of Western Canada took its origin at the First (or Principal) Meridian, located at 97°27′28.41″ west of Greenwich, just west of ...
; and 6 from Township 6 North, Range 10 East, Second Principal Meridian.
Unincorporated towns
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San Jacinto
Adjacent townships
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Campbell Township (north)
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Shelby Township, Ripley County (east)
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Monroe Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
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Lancaster Township, Jefferson County (south)
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Lovett Township (west)
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Vernon Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Bethel, Callicotte and Hughes.
Airports and landing strips
* Broomsage Ranch Airport
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Jennings County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana