Gillam Township is one of thirteen

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

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 619 (down from 640 at 2010) and it contained 201 housing units. In 1832, the first permanent white settlement in the area was made in what is now Gilliam Township.

History

Independence Methodist Church Independence Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at the junction of N500E and E375N southeast of Wheatfield in Gillam Township, Jasper County, Indiana. It was built in 1872, and is a one-story, simple rectangular frame build ...

was listed on the

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in 1982.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Unincorporated towns

* Baileys Corner

Adjacent townships

* Cass Township, Pulaski County (northeast) * White Post Township, Pulaski County (east) * Salem Township, Pulaski County (southeast) * Hanging Grove Township (south) * Barkley Township (west) * Walker Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Mason and Robinson.

Education

Gillam 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
{{authority control Townships in Jasper County, Indiana Townships in Indiana