Marion Township is one of thirteen
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
Jasper County, Indiana
Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 33,478. The county seat is Rensselaer.
Jasper County is included in the Chicago-Naperville- Elgin, IL-IN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hist ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,571 and it contained 2,989 housing units.
History
Charles Halleck Student Center,
Hugh and Leona Rank House, and
Schwietermann Hall were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2016.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.87%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Collegeville
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Rensselaer (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
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North Marion
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Pleasant Ridge
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South Marion
Adjacent townships
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Barkley Township (northeast)
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Hanging Grove Township (east)
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Milroy Township (southeast)
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Jordan Township (southwest)
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Newton Township (west)
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Union Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Crockett, Mount Calvary and Weston.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south United States Numbered Highway System, U.S highway that is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31, US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, US 41 ...
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Indiana State Road 16
State Road 16 (SR 16) is an east–west state road in the US state of Indiana. The western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), near Ade, and its eastern terminus is at SR 5, near Huntington. The state road runs through ...
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Indiana State Road 114
State Road 114 (SR 114) is an east–west state road, that consists of three discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western portion of SR 114 is just under long and is routed between U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) ...
Airports and landing strips
* Borntraeger Airstrip
* Jasper County Airport
Education
Marion Township residents are eligible to obtain a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Jasper County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana