Greene Township is one of twelve

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in Jay 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 989 and it contained 389 housing units.

History

Greene Township was organized in 1838. A large share of the early settlers being natives of

Greene County, Ohio Greene County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 167,966. Its county seat is Xenia. The county was established on March 24, 1803 and named for General Nathanael Greene, ...

, caused the name to be selected.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Blaine *

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Greene Greene may refer to: Places United States *Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community *Greene, Iowa, a city *Greene, Maine, a town ** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene *Greene (town), New York ** Greene (village), New York, in the town ...

Extinct towns

* Corkwell * Pony

Adjacent townships

* Jackson Township (north) * Wayne Township (east) * Pike Township (southeast) * Jefferson Township (south) * Richland Township (southwest) * Knox Township (west) * Penn Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Center, Claycomb, Kinsey, Sager, Whaley, Whicker and Whiteman.

Major highways

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References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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