Spencer Township is one of eleven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Jennings County,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,416 (up from 2,326 at 2010
) and it contained 938 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.35%) is land and (or 0.65%) is water.
The streams of Indian Creek, Little Mutton Creek, Powder Creek, Storm Creek, Tea Creek and Twomile Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
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Four Corners
Four Corners is a region of the Southwestern United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of New Mexico. Most of the Four Corners regio ...
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Hayden
Adjacent townships
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Geneva Township (north)
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Center Township (east)
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Vernon Township (east)
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Lovett Township (southeast)
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Marion Township (south)
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Vernon Township, Jackson County (southwest)
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Washington Township, Jackson County (southwest)
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Jackson Township, Jackson County (west)
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Redding Township, Jackson County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Barkman, Hunt, Myers, Saint Catherines, Saint James, Sixmile, Whitcomb and Wohrer.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 50
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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 Jennings County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana