Marion Township is one of nine

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

in Lawrence County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,449 and it contained 4,218 housing units.

History

Marion Township is named for Francis Marion.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.28%) is land and (or 0.72%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

Unincorporated towns

* Hartleyville at * Rabbitville at * Redding at * Spring Mill Village at * Tarry Park at * Woodville at * Yockey at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Bass, Burton, Connelly, Crest Haven, Erwin, Freedom, Hall, Hamer, Isom, Knott, Red Cross, Sheeks and Thomason.

Major highways

U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...

State Road 37 * Indiana 60

State Road 60

Lakes

* Sheeks Lake

Landmarks

Spring Mill State Park Spring Mill State Park is a state park in the state of Indiana. The park is located to the south of Bloomington, about east of the city of Mitchell on Indiana Highway 60. It contains a settler's village, the Gus Grissom Memorial (with the ac ...

Education

* Mitchell Community Schools Marion Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Mitchell Community Public Library in Mitchell.

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisvi ...

* State House District 62 * State House District 65 * State Senate District 44

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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