Marion 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, Ca ...
in
Hendricks County
Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 145,448. The county seat is the town of Danville.
Hendricks County is the third largest county in the Indianapolis- Carmel-Ander ...
,
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 1,402.
Geography
Marion Township covers an area of , all land.
Unincorporated towns
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Hadley
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New Winchester
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Eel River Township (north)
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Center Township (east)
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Clay Township (south)
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Floyd Township, Putnam County (west)
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Jackson Township, Putnam County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains fifteen cemeteries: Abner-Ragan, Dickerson, Higgins, New Winchester Baptist, New Winchester, Noland Number 1, Peck, Robbins, Ryner, Sears, Shannon, Tinder, Turner, Turner Farm and Vannice.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...
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Indiana State Road 75
State Road 75, the highest two-digit route in the U.S. state of Indiana consists of two discontinuous north–south segments.
Route description
Southern section
The southern section is about long. It begins at U.S. Route 40 at the Putna ...
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Indiana State Road 236
State Road 236 in the U.S. State of Indiana exists in two sections. The western section starts at U.S. Route 41 (US 41) in Parke County, and runs eastward, paralleling its parent that lies to the south, U.S. Route 36 (US 36). In wes ...
Airports and Landing strips
* Layne Fiel
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References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Hendricks County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana