Columbus Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Bartholomew County,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 45,578 and it contained 20,516 housing units.
History
The
David Aikens House,
D.W. Heagy Farm,
New Hope Bridge, and
James Marr House and Farm are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.80%) is land and (or 1.19%) is water.
Camp Atterbury
Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck is a federally-owned military post, licensed to and operated by the Indiana National Guard, located in south-central Indiana, west of Edinburgh, Indiana and U.S. Route 31. The camp's mission is to provide full logi ...
borders the township to the northwest.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Columbus (south three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
*
Corn Brook
*
East Columbus
* Everroad Park
*
Flat Rock Park
*
Forest Park
*
Garden City
*
Lowell
*
North Columbus
*
Parkside
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
*
German Township (north)
*
Flat Rock Township (northeast)
*
Clay Township (east)
*
Rock Creek Township (east)
*
Sand Creek Township (southeast)
*
Wayne Township (south)
*
Ohio Township (southwest)
*
Harrison Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Carter, Garland Brook, Lambert, Mount Pleasant and Thompson.
Major highways
*
Interstate 65
*
U.S. Route 31
*
State Road 7
*
State Road 9
*
State Road 11
Route 11, or Highway 11 can refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* Asian Highway 11
* European route E11
* European route E011
Argentina
* Buenos Aires Provincial Route 11
Australia Queensland
* Suttor Developmenta ...
*
State Road 46
Airports and landing strips
* Bartholomew County Hospital Airport
Rivers
*
Driftwood River The Driftwood River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the East Fork of the White River in central Indiana in the United States.DeLorme (1998) ...
*
Flatrock River
The Flatrock River, also known as Flatrock Creek and other variants of the two names, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the East Fork of th ...
Lakes
* Crystal Lake
* Long Lake
* Terrace Lake
* Wood Lake
Landmarks
* Clifty Creek Park
* Donner Park
* Lincoln Park
* Noblitt Park
* Mill Race Park
School districts
* Bartholomew County School Corporation
Political districts
*
Indiana's 6th congressional district
Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus and Richmond, as well as a few suburbs of bot ...
* State House District 57
* State House District 59
* State House District 65
* State Senate District 41
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States National Atlas
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana