Marion Township is one of twelve
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 ...
in
Dubois County, Indiana
Dubois County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 43,637. The county seat is Jasper, Indiana, Jasper. Dubois County is now the sole county of the Jasper Jasper, Indiana microp ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,501 and it contained 767 housing units.
History
Marion Township was created from land given by Bainbridge, Hall, Columbia, Harbison, and Patoka townships.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.09%) is land and (or 2.91%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Dubois
Adjacent townships
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Harbison Township (north)
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Columbia Township (northeast)
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Hall Township (east)
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Jackson Township (south)
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Bainbridge Township (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 164
State Road 164 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a short east–west two-lane highway in the southwest portion of the state.
Route description
State Road 164 begins in downtown Jasper at the U.S. Route 231 and Courthouse Square intersection. ...
Education
Marion Township is in
Northeast Dubois County School Corporation. The comprehensive high school of that school district is
Northeast Dubois High School.
In 1948 Harbison and Marion townships were planning a joint high school.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Dubois County, Indiana
Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area
Townships in Indiana