Penn Township is one of twelve

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in Jay County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,133 (down from 1,239 at 2010) and it contained 530 housing units.

History

Penn Township was named in honor of

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quakers, Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonization of the Americas, British colonial era. An advocate of democracy and religi ...

. The

Rebecca Rankin Round Barn The Rebecca Rankin Round Barn is a historic round barn in the far eastern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Located along State Road 18 in far northern Jay County, the barn is one of many built throughout the state during the late nineteenth ...

was listed on the

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in 1993.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.93%) is land and (or 0.07%) is water. The streams of Brooks Creek and Haines Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Pennville

Unincorporated towns

* Balbec *

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Adjacent townships

* Nottingham Township, Wells County (north) * Jackson Township (east) * Greene Township (southeast) * Knox Township (south) * Harrison Township, Blackford County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Hillside, Maple Lawn and West Grove.

Major highways

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References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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