Barkley Township is one of thirteen townships in

Jasper County, Indiana Jasper County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 32,918. The county seat is Rensselaer, Indiana, Rensselaer. Jasper County is included in the Chicago-Naperville, Illinois, ...

, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 915 (up from 900 in 2010) and it contained 373 housing units.

History

Barkley Township was established in 1838. It was named for Henry Barkley, Sr.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Gifford * Newland

Extinct towns

* Lewiston * Moody

Adjacent townships

* Walker Township (north) * Gillam Township (east) * Hanging Grove Township (southeast) * Marion Township (southwest) * Union Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Brown, Dunkard, Hankle, Parkison, Prater, Price, Rees, Sandridge and Smith.

Major highways

* Indiana State Road 14 * Indiana State Road 49

Education

Barkley Township residents may request a free library card from the Jasper County Public Library.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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